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Soulja Boy says Kanye West got him kicked off other rappers’ albums
Soulja Boy has said that Kanye West is to blame for his not appearing on albums by other artists. READ MORE: Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ review: some gems among lots – and lots – of filler He and West were involved in a public feud after the release of the latter’s tenth album ‘Donda’ earlier this year. After his contribution was left off the final version of the release, Soulja Boy gave an interview where he called Kanye a “coward”. West then said the verse was left off because it was “trash”, to which Soulja responded on livestream calling...
Outlook Festival to launch in UK next summer
Outlook Festival has announced that the Croatian-based soundsystem event is heading to the UK in 2022. The four-day festival, which will continue to celebrate soundsystem culture and bass music much like it did in its early beginnings, is set to take place at Cheshire’s Cholmondeley Castle, kicking off on June 30 through to July 3. Although the bill is yet to be announced, Outlook organisers have said that fans can expect DJs, crews, collectives, MCs, rappers, labels and more. Past headliners the festival have included Goldie, D Double E, Mala, Channel One Soundsystem, and labels and collectives such as Kiwi Rekords and 24hr...
Royce Da 5’9″ criticises 50 Cent for apologising to Madonna but not Lil Kim
Royce Da 5’9″ has criticised 50 Cent, after the the rapper and mogul apologised to Madonna over remarks he made on social media but not for separate comments about Lil Kim. READ MORE: Royce Da 5’9”: “Eminem doesn’t just rhyme words – he’s a master” Madonna had posted a series of images to Instagram of herself in lingerie lying on and under a bed. 50 Cent then reposted one image with the caption: “Yo this is the funniest shit! LOL. That’s Madonna under the bed trying to do like a virgin at 63. she shot out, if she don’t...
Superchunk recruit Teenage Fanclub for new track ‘Endless Summer’
Superchunk are back with a new single called ‘Endless Summer’ featuring Teenage Fanclub – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake The track is the first preview of the American indie band’s upcoming new album, ‘Wild Loneliness’, which is their first since 2018’s ‘What A Time To Be Alive’. Set to be released next year on February 25, it’s a guest-heavy LP that features the likes of Sharon Van Etten, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Wye Oak’s Andy Stack, Tracyanne Campbell of Camera Obscura, Owen Pallett, Kelly Pratt, and...
The Snuts announce biggest UK headline shows to date for 2022
The Snuts have announced their biggest UK shows to date – see all the details below. READ MORE: The Snuts: “Our debut album says there is a place for guitar music in 2021” The Scottish band, who returned recently with the single ‘Burn The Empire’, will hit the road next spring for a trio of headline gigs. They’ll play at Manchester Academy (April 27), Northumbria’s Uni SU (28) and the O2 Academy Brixton in London (30). Advertisement Tickets go on general sale here at 9am this Friday (December 10). Fans can access an O2 Priority pre-sale at the same time...
Jimmy Fallon Recruits Ariana Grande And Megan Thee Stallion For A Covid Christmas Carol
Every year around this time, people start asking the same question: Will any new contemporary Christmas song ever come close to achieving the status of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You?” The answer is likely no, as becomes clear when you consider the sheer volume of new holiday music releases that drop yearly. Not many of those become standards, and fewer still even have a shot at becoming timeless. Knowing this, Jimmy Fallon tried to do something else — he aimed to make a definitive Christmas song for right now, instead of going for timelessness. On...
ABBA sue “parasitic” tribute act for trademark infringement
ABBA have sued the UK tribute act ABBA MANIA for trademark infringement. READ MORE: ABBA are back – here’s 10 songs their “ABBAtars” must play live In a suit filed on Friday (December 3), the Swedish icons described the cover band’s behaviour as “parasitic and bad-faith”. They claimed the tribute band are intentionally misleading fans into believing that they are endorsed by the real group. “Defendants include the term ‘official’ and ‘original’ in many of their marketing materials, website pages, and social media handles,” the suit reads (via Billboard), “which gives consumers the impression that there is some kind of...
Campaigners seek Unesco world heritage status for Berlin’s techno culture
DJs, festival organisers and music fans are seeking to secure Unesco world heritage status for Berlin’s techno culture amid fears that it will struggle to survive. READ MORE: “My earnings more than halved”: how are new artists breaking through the pandemic? Rave The Planet is lobbying German authorities to apply for intangible cultural heritage (ICH) status. The campaign group is formed by Matthias Roeingh aka Dr Motte, the DJ who founded Love Parade, a seminal electronic music festival that debuted as a political peace technoparade in West Germany in the summer of 1989 before the fall of the Berlin Wall....
Travis Scott requests to dismiss Astroworld suits as Live Nation denies allegations
Travis Scott has filed requests to be dismissed from multiple lawsuits levelled against him in the wake of the Astroworld festival tragedy. The rapper has been named in most of the nearly 300 suits filed in Harris County after 10 people died and hundreds more were injured last month when crowds rushed to the stage toward the start of Scott’s headline set. Rolling Stone reports that a representative for Scott said the rapper “is not legally liable” for the tragedy. Scott has denied all the allegations set against him in 11 different lawsuits and his representative added that he...Recent Posts
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