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Travis Scott will cover Astroworld victims’ funeral costs and offer free therapy sessions
Travis Scott has announced that he will cover the funeral costs of the victims of the Astroworld Festival crowd crush and will link people up with free therapy sessions. The rapper’s annual Houston festival ended in tragedy at the weekend (November 5) when a “mass-casualty” crowd crush occurred during his set leaving at least eight people dead with hundreds more reportedly injured. Today (November 8) Scott has promised to pay for all the victims’ funerals. Alongside that, he has partnered with BetterHelp to supply free one-on-one online therapy for anyone who requires it in the wake of the incident. It...
Tributes paid after death of Scottish artist Heir Of The Cursed
Scottish artist Heir Of The Curse has died, her family have confirmed in a statement. The musician, whose real name was Beldina Odenyo Onassis, was 31 years of age. A cause of death has not been made public at present. “We are devastated,” her family said, announcing that the artist had died on Friday (November 5). “Bel was so loved and will be so missed. We ask that our privacy be respected at this time of profound grief.” Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the extraordinary Beldina Odenyo Onassis, and to all those she touched...
Watch Evanescence’s Amy Lee and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale cover Linkin Park’s ‘Heavy’
Evanescence‘s Amy Lee and Halestorm‘s Lzzy Hale have duetted on a cover of Linkin Park‘s song ‘Heavy’ – watch footage below. The two frontwomen kicked off their bands’ US co-headline tour on Friday (November 5) at Portland, Oregon’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum with the rendition . Lee – who was sat at a piano – welcomed Hale to the stage. The pair began the cover with a more delicate take on the Linkin Park track before the rest of Evanescence turned it into a heavier cover. Advertisement ‘Heavy’ was the lead single on Linkin Park’s last album, ‘One More...
BTS and Megan Thee Stallion to give ‘Butter’ remix its live debut at 2021 AMAs
BTS and Megan Thee Stallion will give their collaborative version of the Korean group’s single ‘Butter’ its live debut at the 2021 American Music Awards. READ MORE: BTS’ ‘Butter’ is a cool, crisp summer anthem that doubles as a potent shot of self-confidence Megan Thee Stallion added a verse to the band’s record-breaking hit single this summer after battling her label to be able to do so. Now, the two acts will team up on stage for the first time at this year’s AMAs. The premiere performance of ‘Butter (Megan Thee Stallion Remix)’ will be aired during the ceremony, which...
Richard Ashcroft wants to work with Rihanna
Richard Ashcroft has said that he wants to write hits for Rihanna. READ MORE: Richard Ashcroft – “Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1” review: stripped-back re-imaginings of indie classics The former The Verve frontman said in a new interview that he’d like to write for the Bajan pop star – and thinks he’d be good at it because he pens “big melodies and big choruses”. He told the Daily Star‘s Wired column: “A big thing I want to do is write for other people. I want to know who writes for Rihanna and get an introduction.” Advertisement The musician, who recently released...
ABBA are outselling rest of UK Top 40 combined with ‘Voyage’
ABBA are currently outselling the rest of the UK Top 40 combined in the midweek charts, with their new album ‘Voyage‘ set to clinch this week’s top spot. READ MORE: ABBA – ‘Voyage’ review: a pop nostalgia trip that’s worth taking ‘Voyage’ saw 118,000 chart sales over the weekend and is already scooping the fastest-selling physical release and biggest first-week pure sales (physical and digital) of 2021 so far. If it tops the chart this Friday (November 12), it will become the Swedish pop legends’ 10th UK Number One album and their first studio album to top the UK...
Foals add extra dates to their 2022 UK tour
Foals have added three new dates to their forthcoming 2022 UK tour. READ MORE: Check out Foals’ ravey new single ‘Wake Me Up’ as they tell us about their party-ready new album The Oxford band, who made their return with comeback single ‘Wake Me Up‘, last week have added shows in Hull, Newcastle and Brighton to the jaunt which kicks off at Edinburgh Usher Hall on April 22. Tickets for the new shows which will take place on April 25, 26 and 27 will go on sale from 9am this Friday (November 12). You can purchase tickets here. Advertisement...
Foo Fighters to star in new horror-comedy film ‘Studio 666’
Foo Fighters will star in a new horror-comedy film called Studio 666, which is due for release next year, it has been confirmed. READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” Alongside the full band – Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee – the film will also star Whitney Cummings, Leslie Grossman, Jenna Ortega and more. According to a press release, the movie will follow Foo Fighters as they move into a mansion in Encino, California that is “steeped in grisly rock and roll history” to record a new album. Once they’ve...
Johnny Marr announces ‘Fever Dreams Pt 2’ EP and shares two new singles
Johnny Marr has announced a ‘Fever Dreams Pt 2’ EP and shared two singles ‘Tenement Time’ and ‘Sensory Street’. READ MORE: Johnny Marr on what to expect from his “expansive” new album and his hopes to rejoin Modest Mouse Due for release on December 17, the EP will preview four brand new tracks that make up the second quarter of his forthcoming double album, ‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’. You can watch the official music video for ‘Tenement Time’ and the new lyric video for ‘Sensory Street’ below. Completing the EP are ‘Lightning People’ and ‘Hideaway Girl’. Advertisement Speaking about the...Recent Posts
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