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Britney Spears slams “forced therapy” under conservatorship
Britney Spears has taken to Instagram to satirise years of therapy that she undertook as part of her conservatorship, describing it as “forced” and “against will.” Spears posted the video on her 40th birthday last week (December 2), in which she plays both the therapist and the client. “I’m here to help you,” she says, in character as the therapist. “Everything’s going to be fine. I need to do my work to help you succeed.” The video then cuts to Spears in different clothing, lying on the couch. “I’m feeling fine,” the client character responds blankly. “I’ve had...
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin conclude this year’s Hanukkah Sessions with KISS cover
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin’s second-annual Hanukkah Sessions has come to a close, with the pair wrapping it up with a cover of a KISS classic. Kurstin and the Foo Fighters frontman have spent the last eight days covering songs by Jewish artists – one for each day of the Festival Of Lights – and have finished it with a rendition of the band’s 1975 hit ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’. Other covers the duo have performed as part of this year’s Hanukkah Sessions include Billy Joel‘s ‘Big Shot’, Van Halen‘s ‘Jump’ and Barry Manilow‘s ‘Copacabana’. Grohl’s daughter, Violet,...
Little Simz wins best female as winners of 2021 MOBOs unveiled
The winners of this year’s MOBO Awards have been unveiled. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Little Simz: “It’s nice to see my peers win. When they win, I win” Little Simz won the award for Best Female Act and grime legend Ghetts won his first ever MOBO for Best Male Act, while Dave won the prestigious Album of the Year award for ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’. The ceremony, which was held in Coventry, saw performances from artists including Ghetts, Pa Salieu, Stefflon Don and Ms Banks, Bree Runway, Potter Payper, Tems, NSG and ENNY. Advertisement You...
Moderat confirm London show at Alexandra Palace in 2022
Moderat have confirmed a new London tour date for 2022. The electronic collaborative project of Modeselektor and Apparat, Moderat will perform at Alexandra Palace on October 31 2022 as part of a new European tour. Tickets for the gig went on general sale at 10am on December 3 here. Advertisement The trio has previously hinted at new live show called ‘MORE D4TA’ on their Instagram page before a full list of tour dates was revealed. It will be their first live-tour since 2017. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Moderat (@moderat_band) Fans have also been rearranging this...
Listen to Moses Sumney’s stripped-back new single, ‘In Bloom (In The Woods)’
Moses Sumney has shared a new single, ‘In Bloom (In The Woods’) – listen to it below. READ MORE: Moses Sumney on resisting definition and new album ‘græ’: “My identity is a kind of patchwork” The stripped-down track reimagines his ‘græ’ track, ‘In Bloom’ and is taken from ‘Live From Blackalachia’ – his upcoming new album and film. The forthcoming LP was recorded in Western North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, during the summer of 2020. It will feature 14 songs from his previous records ‘græ’ and ‘Aromanticism’, which were released in 2020 and 2017, respectively. Advertisement The accompanying film,...
Watch Doja Cat’s futuristic new music video for ‘Woman’
Doja Cat has shared a futuristic new video for her single, ‘Woman’ – watch it below. READ MORE: Doja Cat – ‘Planet Her’ review: controversial pop-rapper enters her imperial phase The video sees Doja team up with Teyana Taylor and Guetcha and is directed by Janelle Monáe and H.E.R.’s childartiste. Doja Cat also partnered with Girls Who Code to create DojaCode, an interactive music video experience for ‘Woman’. Advertisement Check out the futuristic looking visuals from the video here: Last month, Doja said that she isn’t enjoying her career as much as she thought she would, and that it’s been “maybe...
Britpop band Gene unhappy with Pale Waves’ tour support for using same name
Britpop band Gene have voiced their frustrations over another group using the same name as theirs on promotional posters for an upcoming tour with Pale Waves. READ MORE: Pale Waves: “I’ve been hiding who I am for so long now. I don’t wanna do that any more” The former – fronted by Martin Rossiter – rose to prominence in the mid-’90s, releasing two UK Top 10 albums: ‘Olympian’ (1995) and ‘Drawn To The Deep End’ (1997). The latter is a rising LA-based duo – comprised of Claudia Mills and Harrison Allen – who released their latest single ‘Stole Your Car’ back in May....
Listen to Kim Petras’ provocative new single ‘Coconuts’
Kim Petras has shared a suggestive new single titled ‘Coconuts’, comprised largely of inventive euphemisms for her breasts. READ MORE: Kim Petras live in Manchester: larger-than-life pop star wows with parallel universe mega-hits Prior to its release on Friday (December 3), Petras previewed the jaunty new song at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards. The track was debuted in a raunchy performance that Petras said was partly in protest of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation that was recently passed in Hungary, where the EMAs ceremony took place. “I’m transgender and performing at the EMAs,” she said at the time. “It’s going to...
Starsailor’s James Walsh: “There’s a misconception we were a stop-gap before The Strokes”
Starsailor frontman James Walsh has talked to NME about the “misconception” that post-Britpop bands were just a “stop-gap” before The Strokes and The White Stripes. READ MORE Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Starsailor’s James Walsh The band are commemorating 20 years of their debut album ‘Love Is Here’ with a deluxe reissue, and Walsh has explained how he feels like they “get overlooked or unfairly maligned at times. “One of the big misconceptions is that people were stood around waiting for The Strokes or The White Stripes to come around, like they needed this big explosion,” he told...Recent Posts
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