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Sting compares himself to “a heavy metal singer” with “a little more melody”

Sting has discussed his vocal range in a new interview, playfully suggesting that his register made him “a heavy metal singer”. The Police frontman made the comments during an interview with Rick Beato and guitarist Dominic Miller (per Loudwire). “I’m not here to belong to a genre or adapt myself to any kind of rules. I just do what I instinctively feel I want to do,” he said. “I’m lucky to have that opportunity and the privilege to do that. I’m also helped by some fantastic musicians who feel the same way – exploring the whole spectrum of music,...
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Nick Cave on Warren Ellis: “We understand the nature of friendship”

Nick Cave has shared the secrets of his friendship with long-time collaborator Warren Ellis in his latest entry for The Red Hand Files. READ MORE: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis live in London: Minimal elements for maximum impact The pair have worked together across various projects since 1993 including Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Grinderman. After being asked by multiple fans about their friendship and songwriting, Cave shared his theory that there are three levels of friendship: essentially those defined by “a shared experience,” “someone who has your back,” and ones who can “bring the best out in...
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Armin van Buuren announces Easter 2022 Wembley Arena gig

Armin Van Buuren has shared details of a show at the SSE Arena Wembley next year. The Dutch DJ and producer will headline the arena on April 15, 2022. Tickets go on general sale here this Friday (November 26) at 10am. The news come ahead of the release of his latest compilation, ‘A State of Trance: Future Favorite – Best Of 2021’, which is also due on Friday. Advertisement Earlier this year the trance DJ was announced for Tomorrowland Winter 2022 alongside Adriatique, Afrojack, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Kungs, Lost Frequencies, Martin Solveig, Ofenbach, Paul Kalkbrenner, Quintino and...
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Young Thug’s lawyer fires back against “negligence” claims in $1million lawsuit

Young Thug‘s lawyer has repudiated suggestions from the management firm behind the rapper’s luxury Georgia apartment complex that he may have played a part in a 2020 theft. READ MORE: How Young Thug become one of the most influential moguls in modern rap The rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, filed a lawsuit recently against a luxury apartment building in Atlanta called The Trace, alleging that its concierge was responsible for the loss of a bag containing over $1.1million (£800,000) worth of valuables. According to legal documents shared by Digital Music News, the alleged incident took place on November 1,...
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Lindsay Buckingham gives retroactive credit and payment to songwriters after accidental plagiarism

Lindsey Buckingham has given retroactive credits to two songwriters whose track he’d accidentally plagiarised after forgetting that it wasn’t his demo. READ MORE: 20 insanely great Fleetwood Mac songs The former Fleetwood Mac guitarist/vocalist, who released his seventh solo album in September, has paid Blinker The Star’s Jordon Zadorozny and Medicine’s Brad Laner a flat monetary sum. He also provided them with co-writing credits and a portion of publishing for his song ‘Swan Song’, which was found to have plagiarised the pair’s ‘Mind’s Eye’. Zadorozny noticed that Buckingham’s song, which appears on his new self-titled album, sounded remarkably similar...
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Bob Vylan announce UK headline tour for 2022

Bob Vylan have shared details of a full UK headline tour next summer. READ MORE: Bob Vylan: “We’ve been screaming about these topics at the top of our lungs for years. Why has it taken this long?” The London duo have had a busy touring schedule this year. They are currently supporting The Offspring on tour after having recently wrapped their run of gigs as the main tour support for Biffy Clyro. “We’ve loved supporting various bands this year and we want to take this energy into 2022 with our own headline tour and continue connecting with people,” the band...
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Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl stylist denies Justin Timberlake incident was a “wardrobe malfunction”

Janet Jackson‘s ex-stylist has claimed that there was no “wardrobe malfunction” when she was exposed by Justin Timberlake during his infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. Wayne Scot Lukas has insisted in a new video interview that Jackson’s top was supposed to be ripped by Timberlake but that the production crew failed to cut the lights to blackout in time, leaving her naked breast exposed on camera. Salli Frattini, who worked on the halftime show, has denied Lukas’ claims. Lukas, who revealed that he was formerly charging $10,000 a day back when he was Jackson’s stylist, told Access Hollywood...
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Jared Leto says Thirty Seconds To Mars have written 200 new songs

Jared Leto has revealed that Thirty Seconds To Mars have written around 200 tracks for their upcoming new album. READ MORE: House Of Gucci review: Lady Gaga’s bad romance soon turns ugly The musician/actor was speaking to NME about Ridley Scott’s House Of Gucci, which he stars in as Paolo Gucci alongside Lady Gaga (Patrizia Reggiani), Adam Driver (Maurizio Gucci) and more. Discussing the film’s ’70s and ’80s soundtrack – including songs by Eurythmics, Blondie and George Michael – Leto explained that “listening to Italian hits” of that era created “a well of inspiration”. Advertisement “There are a lot...
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Musicians and MPs back new ‘Brennan Bill’ to change streaming laws

Musicians and MPs are backing a new bill – dubbed the ‘Brennan Bill’ – which aims to provide legislative change to ensure musicians are paid properly for streams of their music. READ MORE: Streaming – what happens next? Artists demand “a shift in the way business is done” The bill, published today (November 24), is set to be presented to Parliament on December 3. Today, the bill’s main backers – the Musicians’ Union and The Ivors Academy – will be joined by MPs and artists including the Sex Pistols‘ Glen Matlock, on Parliament Square to share their support for...
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Kelly Lee Owens wins Welsh Music Prize 2021 with ‘Inner Song’

Kelly Lee Owens has won the Welsh Music Prize 2021 for her latest album ‘Inner Song’. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Kelly Lee Owens: “I genuinely feel magic around me at all times” The musician and producer’s 2020 studio effort was nominated alongside The Anchoress‘ ‘The Art Of Losing’, Gruff Rhys‘ ‘Seeking New Gods’, Private World’s ‘Aleph’ and more at the 11th edition of the annual awards. During a live ceremony in Cardiff last night (November 23), Owens was announced as the winner out of the 12 shortlisted artists. She did not attend the event as she’s currently out...
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