Nilüfer Yanya has shared the latest taste of her forthcoming second album – you can see a luxurious video for new single ‘anotherlife’ below. READ MORE: Nilüfer Yanya’s debut album is a ‘Black Mirror’-infused nightmare wrapped in lush indie-rock The visuals were shot while on holiday in Sri Lanka, and were directed by the London musician’s sister and frequent collaborator Molly Daniel. Yanya said of ‘anotherlife’: “At the core of the song it’s just about being OK with things and accepting that this is where you are at. However, the ‘I’ll do anything’ line hints at a desperation of wanting...
The Ting Tings have shared their reaction to their 2008 single ‘That’s Not My Name’ going viral on TikTok. READ MORE: What makes an old song go viral on TikTok? The indie-pop duo – Katie White and Jules De Martino – hit top spot in the UK charts with the track upon its release over a decade ago, beating Rihanna, Madonna and other stars to the top spot. ‘That’s Not My Name’ has since sold over a million copies in total, and has received a newfound boost after it went viral on TikTok and became the soundtrack to videos...
Fontaines D.C. have confirmed that they will be releasing their next single, ‘I Love You’, tomorrow (February 17). The song is taken from the Dublin band’s upcoming new album ‘Skinty Fia’, which is set for release on April 22 via Partisan Records. READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. on their “poppy” yet “extremely dark” third album ‘I Love You’ will follow on from the record’s lead single ‘Jackie Down The Line’, which arrived last month. Advertisement Ahead of its release tomorrow, Fontaines have shared a 20-second preview of ‘I Love You’ which sees frontman Grian Chatten walking through a candlelit church –...
Kendrick Lamar is set to perform new music during a headline show in Milan, Italy, this summer. The Compton rapper is thought to be working on the long-awaited follow-up to his April 2017 album ‘DAMN.’, though speculation about a possible new single emerging before his performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show last weekend went unfounded. READ MORE: The biggest moments from the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2022 Lamar has now announced a new live date at the Ippodromo SNAI San Siro in Milan as part of the Milano Summer Festival. The rapper is set to perform on June...
Kanye West has said that he is “working on his communication”, and “takes accountability” for recent comments regarding his estranged wife Kim Kardashian. The rapper has been particularly active on his Instagram account over the past week, taking aim at Kardashian’s new boyfriend Pete Davidson and telling his fans to “look at this dickhead”. READ MORE: jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy review – the awakening of Mr West “I’ve learned that using all caps makes people feel like I’m screaming at them,” he wrote in a new message on Instagram last night (February 15), referencing a spate of recent all-caps...
Gorillaz and Massive Attack have been announced as two of the headliners of We Love Green Festival 2022. Billed as “the world’s leading sustainable festival”, We Love Green will return after a two-year absence to Bois de Vincennes in Paris on June 2 and 4-5. This year’s festival will also be its 10th anniversary event. READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022 Gorillaz will headline We Love Green’s opening night on June 2, before Massive Attack top the bill two days later (June 4). Advertisement The likes of Phoenix, Mac DeMarco, Amaarae, Disclosure, Bicep, Central Cee,...
Taeyeon has revealed that the team she had worked with for her latest studio album was not in favor of making ‘INVU’ the title track. READ MORE: VIVIZ – ‘Beam Of Prism’ review: a sparkling, solid re-debut from former GFRIEND trio During a recently press conference for the release of ‘INVU’, the Girls’ Generation leader spoke about the record’s recording process and delved into how the song ‘INVU’ eventually became the title track, despite pushback from her team. “The moment I heard the demo track of ‘INVU’, I immediately thought ‘This is the one’,” Taeyeon recalled. “ to be...
Snoop Dogg wants to turn legendary hip-hop record label Death Row Records, which he recently acquired, into “an NFT label”. READ MORE: The biggest moments from the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2022 The rapper revealed his plans to move further into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) via a Clubhouse chatroom on Monday (February 14), which was later recorded and uploaded onto YouTube. During the session, Snoop said that Death Row “will be putting our artists through the metaverse and through a whole other chain of music”. He continued: “Just like how we broke the industry when we was...
Welsh band Neck Deep have reacted to BLACKPINK Rosé’s cover of their 2015 song ‘December’. READ MORE: BIBI: “I have a long-ass plan to be a superstar and then die in my own bedroom” Earlier this month, the vocalist released her live studio version of the song in commemoration of her 25th birthday. For her rendition, she was accompanied by The Black Label producer LØREN on guitar. A day after Rosé’s rendition of ‘December’ was posted, the pop-punk band took to Twitter to express their appriciation for the cover. “Happy Birthday ROSÉ! This is awesome and so are your...
Death Cab For Cutie have shared a cover of Yoko Ono‘s ‘Waiting For The Sunrise’ – check it out below. The track appears on new album ‘Ocean Child: Songs Of Yoko Ono’, a tribute album to the musician that’s been curated by Death Cab frontman Ben Gibbard. READ MORE: Various Artists – ‘Ocean Child: Songs Of Yoko Ono’ review: a fittingly unique tribute ‘Ocean Child: Songs Of Yoko Ono’ will be released on February 18 via Canvasback Music / Atlantic. Curated by Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, it features 14 new versions of Ono’s tracks performed by a range of...