EXO’s Kai and AB6IX have been announced as the final K-pop acts to join the line-up of KPOP.FLEX, an upcoming K-pop festival that’ll take place in Europe. READ MORE: Kai: “To me what’s important is my feelings, my emotions” KPOP.FLEX announced yesterday (February 2) on social media that both the EXO member and boyband would be the sixth and final acts to be performing at the festival respectively, which is set to take place on May 14 at the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany. Both Kai and AB6IX will be joining other top K-pop acts, including MONSTA X,...
The legal dispute between singer Anita White (aka Lady A) and the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum has reportedly been settled out of court. In June 2020, the country band who had performed as Lady Antebellum for 14 years, announced they were changing their name to Lady A due to the negative racial connotations associated with the term “antebellum”. It soon emerged after that White, a Black blues and soul singer, had been using the same stage name for more than 20 years. After attempts to persuade White to allow the band to share the name ‘Lady A’...
JYP Entertainment‘s new girl group NMIXX have announced details for their forthcoming debut. READ MORE: Wheein – ‘WHEE’ review: a serene portrait of an artist in transition A cryptic new teaser poster was released yesterday (February 2), featuring silhouettes of the new group’s seven members as a spotlight moves over each of them. The poster also reveals that NMIXX’s debut single would be titled ‘AD MARE’, along with a release date of February 22 at 6pm KST. Advertisement Notably, NMIXX’s name was first unveiled just last week with an announcement teaser, after its hotly-anticipated line-up was finalised in November...
After it was reported earlier this week that Marilyn Manson was once again working with Kanye West on the rapper’s forthcoming album ‘Donda 2’, the shock rocker has confirmed the ongoing collaboration. READ MORE: Mourners, merch and… Marilyn Manson: on the scene at Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ event in Chicago On Tuesday (February 1), West collaborator Digital Nas told Rolling Stone that Manson – real name Brian Hugh Warner – was “in there working on ‘Donda 2′” every time he had been to the studio. “ has some producers from ‘Yeezus’ working on ‘Donda 2’ this time around, Marilyn,...
ENHYPEN’s Sunghoon has recently undergone surgery for rhinitis and will be absent from the boyband’s upcoming activities. READ MORE: ENHYPEN – ‘Dimension : Answer’ review: bold independence and more eclectic exploration The idol’s representing agency, Belift Lab, had released a statement yesterday (February 2) via MyDaily announcing Sunghoon’s health status, as well as his upcoming absence from ENHYPEN’s scheduled activities. “Sunghoon has been feeling discomfort while singing and daily life due to rhinitis symptoms, and on January 29 (Saturday), he underwent surgery to treat it during the Lunar New Year holiday,” wrote Belift, as translated by Soompi. ...
Girls’ Generation leader and soloist Taeyeon has announced the title of her forthcoming studio album alongside a dark “mood sampler” clip. READ MORE: Taeyeon embodies all of us with her chirpy retro ode to the good ol’ ‘Weekend’ Earlier today (February 3) at midnight KST, the K-pop veteran unveiled a chilling, retro-themed visual to set the tone of her upcoming third studio album ‘INVU’. The 13-track record will be led by its single of the same title, and is set to arrive on February 14 at 6PM KST. In the old-school film-inspired teaser, a blonde Taeyeon wears a vacant...
Country-singer Mickey Guyton and singer-songwriter Jhené Aiko have both announced they’ll be performing at the Super Bow LVI pre-game show. READ MORE: Grammys nominations 2022: Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo and J. Cole lead with most nods Guyton will be performing national anthem ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’, while Aiko will be singing ‘America The Beautiful’. Other performances slated before kick-off include, Yola signing ‘Life Every Voice and Sing’ with Gospel group Mary Mary and Zedd who will be serving as the pre-show DJ. Guyton confirmed the news via Twitter, sharing, “I am shook, I am grateful, I...
Korn have shared a brand new single called ‘Lost In The Grandeur’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Korn’s Jonathan Davis: “I have the remains of at least seven people in my house” Following on from recent tracks ‘Start The Healing’ and ‘Forgotten’, it’s the latest preview from the nu-metal icons’ upcoming new album ‘Requiem’, which is set for release this Friday (February 4) via Loma Vista Recordings. “Laugh as you tear out my heart/ The pain is so stimulating/ I’ve been too numb from the start,” frontman Jonathan Davis sings in the opening lines of the hypnotic track. He then begs...
Richard Ashcroft has announced that he’ll be performing a massive show at Leeds’ Millennium Square this summer. READ MORE: We Need To Talk About: Richard Ashcroft burning a copy of NME The former Verve frontman will take to the stage at the Leeds city centre venue on July 16 in support of his most recent record, ‘Acoustic Hymns Vol.1’. The Millennium Square show will follow Ashcroft’s previously confirmed appearance at Highest Point Festival in Lancaster in mid-May, and comes ahead of his sets at CarFest North and Splendour in Nottingham later in July. Advertisement Tickets for the Leeds show go...
Little Simz has been announced as a headliner of the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival 2022. READ MORE: Little Simz live in London – record-busting rapper shines brighter than ever The rapper last played the stage in 2016 for a mid-afternoon set. She previously performed at the Worthy Farm, Somerset festival in 2019 when she took to the Park Stage. Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis revealed the news during a chat with BBC Radio 1’s Clara Amfo tonight (February 2). Advertisement Eavis said: “Little Simz…has just confirmed to headline the West Holts Stage.” As Emily Eavis just revealed during her...