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Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian singer Marília Mendonça has died in a plane crash, aged 26
Brazilian singer and Latin Grammy winner Marília Mendonça has died in a plane crash, it has been confirmed. The 26-year-old artist was travelling to a concert in Minas Gerais on a small plane yesterday (November 5). After departing Santa Genoveva airport in Goiâna, it crashed in Piedade de Caratinga, just north of Rio de Janeiro. Four other people who were on the plane were also killed in the crash. They included her producer and her uncle, as well as the pilot and co-pilot. Both representatives for Mendonça and Minas Gerais state’s civil police have confirmed the star’s death. An...
Travis Scott shares statement on fatal Astroworld crowd crush: “I’m absolutely devastated”
Travis Scott has shared a statement on the crowd surge at his Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas last night (November 5). The “mass-casualty” incident left eight people dead with hundreds more injured, Texas police have confirmed. “I’m absolutely devastated by what took place last night,” Scott wrote on his social media accounts. “My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival.” He continued to give his “total support” to Houston Police Department in their investigation into “the tragic loss of life”. “I am committed to working together with the Houston community...
Ozzy Osbourne’s star-studded 13th album will land within six months, says Sony
The new solo album from Ozzy Osbourne is on the way soon, according to a recent financial statement issued by Sony. READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life” The legendary Black Sabbath leader is among a suite of artists said to have new releases “anticipated over the next six months”, appearing alongside the likes of A$AP Rocky, Adele, the Black Eyed Peas, Rick Ross and Travis Scott. The document was shared on October 28, meaning if all goes according to plan, Osbourne’s new record will hit shelves by the end of next April. Advertisement His last full-length effort...
Anthrax’s Scott Ian says Exodus should be a part of the “Big Four”
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has said that Exodus should join the annals of thrash metal legends commonly branded the “Big Four”, which in addition to Ian’s own band, sports Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth. READ MORE: How Metallica secretly rocked a tiny Chicago venue – on a “need-to-know” basis He made the claim during an appearance on the podcast No Fuckin’ Regrets With Robb Flynn, hosted – as its name implies – by Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn. Citing Exodus’ 1985 album ‘Bonded By Blood’ as “the best debut record of the five of us”, Ian said (as transcribed by...
Burna Boy wants to put on his own Live Aid
Burna Boy has taken to social media to share his plans to host a Live Aid-style concert next year to raise money for Africa. READ MORE: The story of afrobeats in 20 seminal songs “Sometime next year, my dream is to make a concert happen, similar to Live Aid,” started the post, with the Nigerian rapper adding that he wanted to host the event “in the biggest stadium in the UK with any/all artists who care”. The inspiration for the idea came from watching Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, which ends with their iconic performance at Wembley Stadium for Live...
The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner drop ‘I Won’t Remember?’ from ‘C’mon C’mon’ soundtrack
Aaron and Bryce Dessner – best known for their roles in The National– have shared ‘I Won’t Remember?’. It’s the first preview of their soundtrack to the forthcoming Joaquin Phoenix drama C’mon C’mon – check it out below. READ MORE: Aaron and Bryce Dessner on their ‘Cyrano’ film soundtrack: “They’re National songs in a way, and have an interior, intimate feeling” The new track is hauntingly beautiful, minimalistic slice of instrumental ambience, with gentle synths and warm organs simmering and swelling with an emotive spark. C’mon C’mon is set to hit cinemas on November 19 as the latest in...
Sam Fender’s record label want him to cheer up
Sam Fender has revealed that his record label want him to cheer up and “write us something happier”. READ MORE: Sam Fender: “This album is probably the best thing I’ve done in my life” In an interview with Total Guitar (and reported by The List), Fender spoke about how “ do sometimes say, ‘Sam stop being so fucking miserable, write us something a bit happier”. “But I do yearning and hopeful, not happy, because happy is boring,” he explained. “I like what ABBA do, which is sad lyrics and uplifting music. You can learn as much from ABBA...
Watch Snail Mail perform ‘Valentine’ on ‘The Late Show’
Snail Mail (aka Lindsey Jordan) made her live debut network TV last night, performing the title track of her just-released album ‘Valentine’ on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert – check it out below. READ MORE: Snail Mail: “It’s awesome seeing lots of women and queer people in music” Strumming up a storm on a red Gibson SG à la AC/DC’s Angus Young, Jordan appeared on the show with her four-piece band, delivering a rendition of ‘Valentine’ that, while faithful to the version that leads Jordan’s second full-length effort (as both its opening track and lead single), benefits from...
Watch Slipknot debut ‘The Chapeltown Rag’ live at Knotfest LA
Slipknot have lived up to their promise that Knotfest Los Angeles would feature some “cool surprises”, with the nu-metal titans debuting their just-released new single, ‘The Chapeltown Rag’, amid a setlist of hits spanning all six of their albums. READ MORE: Corey Taylor: “If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot show, people can wear one for five minutes in a grocery store” According to Setlist.fm, the band performed their latest five-minute barn-stomper – which frontman Corey Taylor described upon its release on Thursday (November 4) as “a punisher” – between ‘The Devil In I’ (from 2014’s...Recent Posts
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