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Teyana Taylor updates fans after being hospitalised for exhaustion
Teyana Taylor has given an update on Instagram after she was hospitalised for exhaustion on her ‘The Last Rose Petal Tour’. See her post below. READ MORE: Teyana Taylor – ‘The Album’ review: a celebration of family and a statement of self-love “Thank you for being so understanding,” Taylor wrote alongside a photo of her in hospital. “Y’all know Petunia don’t miss no shows & most importantly, know I’ve been leaving it all on tha stage for a month straight 1000%. So I am really saddened to have not been able to do the same for you last night. My...
Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts returns to show after cancer diagnosis: “I owe the NHS my life”
BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts returned to host her Weekend Breakfast show on Saturday (November 27) following her cancer diagnosis. Last month, Roberts revealed that she had been diagnosed with bowel cancer, saying that “so far the outlook is positive and I feel so lucky I can be treated”. Speaking during the show at the weekend, Roberts said: “The good news is, they found the tumour… they’ve taken it away. My body is on the mend and I am here.” Advertisement “It’s a huge testament to the skill and knowledge and level of care at the NHS. They’re...
Watch No Rome’s intimate new video for ‘I Want U’
No Rome has shared an intimate, cinematic new video for his recent single ‘I Want U’ – check it out below. READ MORE: No Rome: “Shoegaze R&B” master designing a new world of invention and unity ‘I Want U’ was released earlier this month as the second preview of the Dirty Hit signee’s forthcoming debut album, ‘It’s All Smiles’, which is set to arrive on Friday (December 3). Discussing creating the track with producer BJ Burton, who has worked with Kanye West, Bon Iver, Charli XCX and more, Rome said: “This is the first song me and BJ worked on –...
James Bay announces intimate shows for Independent Venue Week
James Bay will be performing some intimate solo shows as part of Independent Venue Week in early 2022. READ MORE: James Bay on new single ‘Chew On My Heart’ and “boundary breaking” album: “It’s the most positive thing I’ve ever written” The BRIT award-winning singer-songwriter will be touring grassroots music venues across the UK, with dates confirmed in England, Scotland and Wales. The ‘New Songs New Stories’ solo tour starts in Cardiff on January 24 and finishes up in Stockton on February 4. See the full dates below. “In celebration of Independent Venue Week I’ll be travelling around the UK...
Chung Ha struggles with heartbreak in new ‘Killing Me’ music video
K-pop soloist Chung Ha has released a poignant music video for her new single ‘Killing Me’. READ MORE: Chung Ha – ‘Querencia’ review: globe-trotting pop bangers from one of K-pop’s most in-demand stars The visual follows Chung Ha as she tries to move on from a bad breakup. It opens with her seeming looking forward to a new day, before she is swept into a world of heartbreak as she is reminded of a former lover. The singer attempts to party her pain away with friends But by the end of the video, Chung Ha ends up sitting sullenly...
Stereophonics, The Streets and Supergrass to headline Kendal Calling 2022
Stereophonics, The Streets and Supergrass are set to headline Kendal Calling 2022 – see the full line-up for next summer’s festival below. The event will return from July 28-31 next year with its delayed 15th anniversary, after the 2021 edition of the festival was cancelled due to concerns about COVID restrictions. READ MORE: The Streets at South Facing Festival: celebratory, silly and absolutely heroic Speaking of the festival’s return, co-founders Andy Smith and Ben Robinson said: “Here we go! 2022’s festival is three years in the making – organising festivals is never easy, yet despite the false starts and...
Stray Kids save the holidays in music video for ‘Christmas EveL’
K-pop boyband Stray Kids have released the music video for their holiday special single ‘Christmas EveL’. READ MORE: Stray Kids: “We hope that one day Stray Kids will become a genre itself” In the festive clip, the eight-member group take up temporary roles as substitute Santas after Father Christmas falls ill and ends up in the hospital. The group then prepare gifts for kids all around the world, and deliver them using a magical, transforming truck. “Jingle, jingle, jingle all the way / You got me spinning / Turning round and round and round / Christmas on the ice...
Watch Silk Sonic perform ‘Fly As Me’ and ‘Smokin’ Out The Window’ at the BET Soul Train Awards
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have continued riding the wave of their collaborative album ‘An Evening With Silk Sonic’ with new grin-inducing performances of ‘Fly As Me’ and ‘Smokin’ Out The Window’. READ MORE: Silk Sonic – ‘An Evening With Silk Sonic’ review: an unashamedly retro delight The newly minted duo Silk Sonic opened the 2021 BET Soul Train Awards with two vintage-influenced live performances, which both took place at the Apollo Theater in New York. This marks the latest of a string of live appearances the pair have made over the course of the album’s cycle, with Silk...
BTS say they feel there are “walls” for Asians in the music industry
BTS have opened up about anti-Asian hate and what it feels like to be Asians in the global music industry. READ MORE: BTS live in Seoul: a dynamic dance through poignancy and party-starting power During a recent press conference, which came shortly after the first day of their Permission To Dance On Stage concerts in Los Angeles, the septet were asked about the rise of anti-Asian hate around the world, per Teen Vogue. “I wasn’t born and raised abroad, but as Asians – these past years, our path around the world, we truly felt the walls,” said BTS leader...Recent Posts
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