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Watch Manic Street Preachers cover The Cult’s ‘She Sells Sanctuary’ at Wembley

Manic Street Preachers played their final show of 2021 at Wembley Arena last night (Friday December 3), where they played a cover of The Cult’s classic ‘She Sells Sanctuary’. READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers: “We talked ourselves through oblivion” With a setlist heavy on their 2021 14th studio album ‘The Ultra Vivid Lament‘ – which scored the band their first Number One album in 23 years back in September – the Welsh rock icons also took the time to air a rendition of The Cult’s iconic single from 1985. Introducing the track following a brief acoustic interlude in the set,...
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Six cases of COVID-19 variant Omicron linked to Steps concert in Glasgow

Six fans of ‘90s dance-pop legends Steps are confirmed to be among Scotland’s rising cases of the COVID-19 variant Omicron. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Steps’ Faye Tozer Scotland had recorded 29 cases of the Omicron variant by Thursday (December 3). At a press conference, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that Steps’ November 22 concert at The Hydro in Glasgow – Scotland’s largest indoor venue – is being treated as a particular site of concern. “The number of Omicron cases now being reported in Scotland is rising,” she said (via Rolling Stone), “and cases are no longer all...
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SZA shares official version of former SoundCloud demo ‘I Hate U’

SZA has officially unveiled her latest single, ‘I Hate U’, over three months after the the R&B icon dropped it as a “random thought” on SoundCloud. READ MORE: SZA: R&B’s dazzling new talent talks living in a commune and new album ‘Ctrl’ The song had initially come as one of three demos SZA shared back in August, alongside ‘Nightbird’ and ‘Joni’. They were released anonymously through a SoundCloud account named “.”, though SZA later confirmed the songs were hers by tweeting a link to the account and saying she was “dumping random thoughts”. The official release of ‘I Hate...
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Watch the trailer for Juice WRLD’s HBO Max documentary ‘Into The Abyss’

An official trailer for Juice WRLD: Into The Abyss – a new documentary covering the life and career of the late emo-rap stalwart (real name Jarad Higgins) – has been shared ahead of the film’s release later this month. READ MORE: Juice WRLD, 1998-2019 – the NME obituary Set to stream on HBO Max come Thursday December 16, Juice WRLD: Into The Abyss marks the sixth and final instalment of HBO’s Music Box anthology. It follows earlier films focussed on Alanis Morissette, DMX and Kenny G, as well as revered industry mogul Robert Stigwood and the ill-fated Woodstock 99 festival. The new...
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Archives of The Beatles’ road manager to be published starting in 2023

The family of Mal Evans – The Beatles’ longtime roadie, manager and general acquaintance, who featured prominently in Peter Jackson’s docuseries The Beatles: Get Back – have announced the publication of an authorised biography set to cover his storied life and career. READ MORE: Who’s who in ‘The Beatles: Get Back’? A guide to the non-Fabs HarperCollins’ Dey Street Books imprint will publish it in 2023, with Evans’ estate working closely with author Kenneth Womack – himself an accredited Beatles scholar and, per his own website, “one of the world’s leading authorities on The Beatles and their enduring cultural influence”...
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Carlos Santana cancels Vegas residency following health scare

Carlos Santana has cancelled his upcoming Las Vegas residency dates following a recent health scare. READ MORE: The NME guide to Las Vegas – hipster hotspots to eat, drink and see The legendary guitarist was scheduled to perform eight dates at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay, beginning on Wednesday (December 8) – but he’s now announced that he will no longer be able to perform. On Wednesday (December 1), Santana shared a video message in which he explained that he had experienced chest discomfort the previous Saturday (November 27) and asked his wife and bandmate Cindy Blackman Santana...
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Cordae recruits Lil Wayne for lyrically charged new single ‘Sinister’

Maryland rapper Cordae has dropped off a new single called ‘Sinister’ featuring Lil Wayne – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: Lil Wayne – ‘Funeral’ review: the big kid refuses to grow up on this fitfully inspired surprise release Produced by Hit-Boy, the lyrically charged track is the latest preview from Cordae’s upcoming second album ‘From A Bird’s Eye View’, following recent single ‘Super’. The chorus on ‘Sinister’ hears Cordae (formerly YBN Cordae) plant his flag in the sand, proclaiming that what he does is bigger than rap and assuring listeners that will be a hip-hop mainstay...
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Directors of Kanye West documentary ‘jeen-yuhs’ discuss the Netflix project

Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah, the two directors behind the forthcoming Kanye West documentary jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, have shared some details about the Netflix project. READ MORE: All that power: celebrating the genius of Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’, a tumultuous decade on The “intimate” three-part film – which was first revealed during Netflix’s livestream TUDUM event back in September – will capture two decades of the rapper’s life and career; it promises to showcase “both his formative days trying to break through and his life today as a global brand and artist”. Ahead of the documentary’s...
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Every Time I Die frontman Keith Buckley announces impromptu touring hiatus

With three dates remaining on their current North American tour, Every Time I Die frontman Keith Buckley has announced an impromptu hiatus. READ MORE: Every Time I Die’s Keith Buckley talks 20 years as a hardcore hero and the legacy of the Warped Tour It comes ahead of the hardcore stalwarts’ annual Christmas festival, ‘Tid The Season, which is set to go down across two nights at the Buffalo RiverWorks next Friday (December 10) and Saturday (December 11). Buckley tweeted earlier today (December 3) that he’ll be skipping the band’s next three shows in preparation for ‘Tid The Season,...
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Katy Perry channels Elvis Presley to tease Las Vegas residency

Katy Perry has teased her upcoming Las Vegas residency with a new clip that sees her channel late rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis Presley. READ MORE: Katy Perry – ‘Smile’ review: pop icon sounds somewhat recharged, but lacks the fireworks of old The ‘Dark Horse’ singer and American Idol judge’s ‘Katy Perry: Play’ residency kicks off on December 29 at The Theatre at Resorts World resort/casino. It runs until March 19, 2022. Taking to social media earlier this week, Perry shared a preview video in which she slips into an Elvis-style jumpsuit featuring an oversized ‘KP LV’ belt buckle, with...
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