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Rolo Tomassi: “There are far wider parameters to modern metal”

Rolo Tomassi have spoken to NME about their evolution and journey to new album ‘Where Myth Becomes Memory’, as well as releasing it at a time where metal music has “far wider parameters”. Yesterday, (February 4), the Sheffield-founded post-hardcore band released their sixth album ‘Where Myth Becomes Memory’. Vocalist Eva Korman and keyboardist James Spence have spoken to NME about why it’s deliberately more positive than anything they’ve done before. Formed in 2005 by siblings Eva Korman and James Spence, the band have proven an acclaimed force in British metal – if one of the most arguably under-sung. From...
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Fontaines D.C. debut new songs and tear through old classics at intimate London show

Fontaines D.C. played a tiny London show for War Child last night (February 4), debuting new songs from third album ‘Skinty Fia’ – see footage, reaction setlist and more below. The show, at The Dome in Tufnell Park, came as part of BRITs Week, which will see the likes of Damon Albarn and Bastille also playing intimate shows in the capital over the next few weeks around the 2022 BRIT Awards, which will be held at The O2 in London on February 8. READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. on their “poppy” yet “extremely dark” third album Opening the show with ‘Too Real’ from...
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Nicki Minaj says she’s “always gonna keep on putting out music”

Nicki Minaj has said that she’ll continue to make music for as long as she wants, only leaving the industry on her own terms and when the time is right. Watch the clip below. READ MORE: How I became a reformed Barb (or: how TikTok made Nicki Minaj cool again) Yesterday (February 4), Minaj and Lil Baby shared their new collaborative single ‘Do We Have A Problem?’, which marked Minaj’s first new music release of 2022. To celebrate the release, she jumped on Instagram Live with Jayda Cheaves and answered some questions about her career and the new music. Cheaves...
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Kim Kardashian criticises Kanye West’s “constant attacks” on her

Kim Kardashian has criticised Kanye West‘s “constant attacks” on her after the pair had a public disagreement about daughter North’s TikTok account. READ MORE: Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ review: some gems among lots – and lots – of filler Kardashian filed for divorce at the start of 2021 after nearly seven years of marriage to West, with sources calling the split “amicable”. However, since then West has hit out at Kardashian on new track ‘Eazy’. Advertisement And yesterday (February 4), West posted a screenshot of North’s supervised TikTok account alongside the caption “SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST DIVORCE I...
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Megan Thee Stallion shares new Cheetos-inspired song ‘Flamin’ Hottie’

Megan Thee Stallion has shared a new song featuring an interpolation of Salt-N-Pepa’s ‘Push It’ – check out ‘Flamin’ Hottie’ below. READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” The track was made to promote Frito-Lay products Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and Flamin’ Hot Doritos and sees Stallion making several references to the crisps with lyrics like “Just like Cheetos on your fingers, wanna suck me,” and “Know I’m all that and a bag of flamin’ hot chips.” Elsewhere in the track, she raps “Ayy, ayy, moral of the story, I’ma get to the bag“....
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Ex-Mumford & Sons member Winston Marshall calls Spotify controversy “Soviet-style censorship”

Former Mumford & Sons member Winston Marshall has written a piece for Bari Weiss’ Substack criticising artists taking action against Spotify. In the essay entitled ‘When Artists Become the Censors’, Marshall takes aim at those he believes are threatening free speech, including Neil Young, who recently pulled his music from Spotify. On January 24, Young published an open letter – which has since been deleted – expressing his feelings about content like the Joe Rogan Experience podcast “spreading false information about vaccines”. This sparked a wider protest, with the likes of Joni Mitchell and Crazy Horse member Nils Lofgren following suit. Advertisement “Something resembling...
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Joe Rogan apologises for racist slurs as Spotify removes 70 episodes of his podcast

Spotify has reportedly removed 70 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience that see the comedian using racist slurs. However, the controversial episodes about vaccine misinformation are still available to listen to despite Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removing their music from the platform. Yesterday (February 4) India.Aria shared a compilation of clips that featured Rogan using the N-word repeatedly and describing a Black neighbourhood as being similar to the Planet Of The Apes movie. Advertisement Earlier in the week, the singer announced they too were pulling their music from Spotify, citing their hosting of Rogan’s podcast and his “language...
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Watch the trailer for Kanye West documentary ‘Jeen-Yuhs’

Netflix have released a new trailer for the Kanye West documentary Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy – watch below. READ MORE: Divorce, Drake disses and problematic features: 10 talking points from Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ Act 1 of the three-part documentary arrives on Netflix on February 16, having initially premiered during Sundance’s virtual festival last month. Jeen-Yuhs is directed by Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah and 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”. Advertisement A first-look clip of the...
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PJ Harvey appears to be back in the studio working on new music

PJ Harvey looks like she might be back in the studio working on new music, if her latest social media post is any indication. READ MORE: PJ Harvey: The evolution of an icon Earlier today (February 4), the iconic singer-songwriter shared a series of black and white photos of herself in the studio, taken by Steve Gullick, seemingly teasing the arrival of new music. Dated 2022, the three pics show Harvey playing a guitar, fiddling with some guitar pedals, and sitting in front of a mic stand. No further information or context has been shared. Advertisement You can take a...
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Watch Billie Eilish kick off the first night of her ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour

Billie Eilish kicked off the first night of her ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour last night (February 3) in New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center – see footage and photos below. READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review: an artist secures her status as a generational great The first show of the US leg of the highly anticipated tour, which will continue across North America tomorrow night (February 5) at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, saw the pop star deliver a jam-packed 90-minute set. Among the setlist, she performed the hits ‘Bury A Friend’, ‘Bad Guy’, ‘Ocean Eyes’,...
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