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Kanye West lets fan freestyle for him in the street in New York City
Footage has emerged of Kanye West letting an aspiring rapper freelance for him in the street – check it out below. In the video, Kanye is seen leaving a restaurant in New York City with his girlfriend Julia Fox. A handful of fans are then waiting for him as he gets in a car, with Kanye posing for selfies and speaking to the fans. Advertisement One fan, an MC by the name of Loner, began speaking to Kanye about his burgeoning rap career, before Kanye beckoned him to rap into the camera that was filming the exchange. Once Loner...
Vinyl pressing plant in Taiwan announces new service designed for limited pressings
Taiwan-based vinyl record pressing plant Mobineko has announced a new service which aims to fulfill smaller orders by record labels with a fast turnaround time. READ MORE: What’s causing the vinyl delay? “Adele is not the problem”, say music industry insiders The news was announced by Mobineko last Friday (January 7) in a Facebook post revealing the new service called Mobineko Express, which will feature a brand new pressing system designed exclusively for it. Mobineko Express is touted to accommodate orders from 25 to 100 records per title, with a turnaround time of four to eight weeks. Advertisement The...
Ex-Day6 member Jae Park apologises to Jamie for derogatory comments
Former Day6 member Jae Park has apologised after he made derogatory comments about solo singer Jamie during a recent livestream. Since taking a step back from group activities last year – and JYP Entertainment later confirming he was no longer a part of Day6 – Park has been communicating with fans through Twitch streams and broadcasts. READ MORE: Day6 (Even Of Day): “Whenever we listen to songs in different languages, there’s still emotions that we can feel” In one recent stream, he said: “Now that I’m not in K-pop anymore, I can say this. Why is Jamie trying to be a...
Previously unseen footage of Rolling Stones and more at Altamont released
Previously unreleased footage from the infamous Altamont Speedway Free Festival in 1969 has been released by the Library of Congress. The free concert took place at Altamont Raceway Park in northern California on December 6, 1969 and featured performances by The Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and more. READ MORE: Charlie Watts, 1941 – 2021: the ballast that kept The Rolling Stones tempered and on-track The event was attended by approximately 300,000 people. Infamously, it was the site of severe violence, including the stabbing of 18-year-old Meredith Hunter by Hells Angels, who were serving...
Watch Noel Gallagher cover David Bowie’s ‘Valentine’s Day’
Noel Gallagher has covered David Bowie’s ‘Valentine’s Day’ as part of a special livestream to celebrate what would have been Bowie’s birthday. The online celebration marked the rock icon’s 75th birthday and was broadcast yesterday (January 8). READ MORE: An oral history of David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ – five years on from his death As well as Gallagher, it featured the likes of Gary Oldman, Ricky Gervais, Evan Rachel Wood, Duran Duran‘s Simon Le Bon and John Taylor, Def Leppard, Living Colour, Walk The Moon and Jake Welsley Rogers. Long-time members of Bowie’s former band also appeared on the stream. Advertisement...
Years & Years’ Olly Alexander opens up about going solo: “It was coming for a long time”
Years & Years’ Olly Alexander has opened up about going solo in a new interview, saying the move was “coming for a long time”. The pop star is still using the Years & Years moniker for his musical output, but is no longer working with his former bandmates Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen. READ MORE: Watch Olly Alexander gatecrash our interview with Adam Lambert at the BRITs Speaking to the Guardian, he said he had decided to continue to operate under the band name because he “didn’t want to let Years & Years go”. Advertisement While Alexander maintained that the...
Watch Pete Davidson join Jack Harlow on stage to perform ‘SUVs’
Pete Davidson made a surprise appearance onstage with Jack Harlow at his show in Los Angeles last night (January 8). The rapper is currently is in the midst of his Crème de la Crème tour in North America and performed at LA’s The Novo venue on Saturday. The Saturday Night Live comedian joined Harlow for a brief appearance during the show, taking the mic to help Harlow deliver a version of his 2021 track ‘SUVs (Black on Black)’. The pair swapped lines on the track, which originally featured guest vocals from Pooh Shiesty. Advertisement “Make some noise for the...
Man arrested for making bomb threat in attempt to skip line at Doja Cat concert
A man was arrested for making a bomb threat outside a concert being headlined by Doja Cat in Indianapolis yesterday (January 8). The pop star topped the bill at a free AT&T’s Playoff Playlist Live gig held at the city’s Monument Circle venue, which also saw the likes of AJR and Pink Sweat$ perform. READ MORE: Doja Cat – ‘Planet Her’ review: controversial pop-rapper enters her imperial phase The Indianapolis Star reports that an unnamed man was arrested and the crowd cleared for around 20 minutes before the gates opened because of the bomb threat. The man reportedly told people...
Listen to David Guetta and Morten team up on twisted club smash ‘Permanence’
David Guetta and Danish DJ Morten have joined forces once again for a new track called ‘Permanence’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: David Guetta: “Streaming has changed everything – I don’t think about albums” Their latest collaboration follows on from their December 2021 track ‘Alive Again’, and their Future Rave remix of Guetta and Sia‘s classic club anthem ‘Titanium’. ‘Permanence’, which has previously been teased in DJ sets by both artists, takes listeners down a black hole jam-packed with sharp synths and ethereal, gospel-like vocals; woven together by a sea of haunting bass thumps. Advertisement Morten...Recent Posts
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