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Watch Billie Eilish perform ‘Happier Than Ever’ on ‘Sesame Street’
Billie Eilish has performed a kid-friendly rework of her track ‘Happier Than Ever’ for an upcoming episode of Sesame Street. READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’ review – an artist secures her status as a generational great For the episode, Eilish performs a duet with the Count about the joys of counting, beginning with the lyrics “When I’m counting with you, I’m happier than ever“. Watch the duet below: Advertisement Eilish was recently announced as one of the guest stars on Sesame Street’s 52nd season, which premieres on November 11. Anderson .Paak, Kacey Musgraves, Jon Batiste, actress Keke...
Nilüfer Yanya announces second album ‘Painless’
Nilüfer Yanya has announced her second album, ‘Painless’, will be released in March next year. The record will arrive on March 4 through ATO, three years after her debut album ‘Miss Universe’ and two years after her ‘Feeling Lucky?’ EP. READ MORE: Nilüfer Yanya’s debut album is a ‘Black Mirror’-infused nightmare wrapped in lush indie-roc In addition to the album’s announcement, the London singer-songwriter has also released the quick-paced lead single ‘Stabilise’. The track arrives with a music video directed by sister and longtime collaborator Molly Daniel. Watch the clip below: Advertisement In a statement, Yanya explained how the...
Big Sean and Hit-Boy get to work in video for new track ‘The One’
Big Sean and Hit-Boy have dropped a video for their latest collaborative track ‘The One’ – you can watch it below. READ MORE: Big Sean: “God has taken away all these special people – there has to be a reason I’m still here” The two artists released their surprise EP, ‘What You Expect’, last month (October 28), and have already shared visuals for the tracks ‘What A Life’ and ‘Loyal To A Fault’, the latter of which features Bryson Tiller and Lil Durk. In the black and white clip for ‘The One’, Sean and producer Hit-Boy are seen recording...
Arca announces new album ‘KicK iii’ for release on same day as ‘KicK ii’
Arca has shared details of the third album in her ‘KicK’ album anthology, ‘KicK iii’. READ MORE: Arca – ‘KicK i’ review – a new high watermark for the wildly innovative producer’s experimental pop ‘KicK iii’ is due for release on December 3, the same day as the previously announced ‘KicK ii’, via XL Recordings. ‘KicK i’ was released in June 2020. The Barcelona-based Venezuelan artist’s sixth album features recent single ‘Incendio’. Today (November 9), the album is previewed by ‘Electra Rex’, which comes with a Carlota Guerrero-directed music video that was shot in September 2020. Advertisement In a...
Freddie Gibbs announces UK and Ireland shows for spring 2022
Freddie Gibbs has announced a trio of UK and Ireland shows set to take place in spring 2022. READ MORE: Freddie Gibbs and Madlib – ‘Bandana’ review The Indiana rapper – whose most recent album ‘Alfredo’ with The Alchemist was nominated for a Grammy this year – will perform at Manchester Academy 2, London’s Roundhouse, and Dublin’s Vicar Street early next year. The shows will be preceded by a short run in Europe, with dates scheduled in Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris. Special guests on the run include Lord Apex, and Binker and Moses. Advertisement Tickets go on sale on...
HighSchool announce debut UK shows
HighSchool have shared details of their debut UK shows. READ MORE: HighSchool – escapist joy in Melbourne trio’s goth-pop dreamworld The Melbourne trio will play gigs in Manchester, Margate and London next year, months on from the release of their debut EP ‘Forever At Last’. It will mark some of the first opportunities the band will have had to escape the COVID lockdown in their hometown to perform live. Last month, Melbourne took the title for the longest cumulative lockdown for any city in the world (267 days) and brought the city-wide shutdown to an end on October 21....
Billy Porter apologises to Harry Styles: “I didn’t mean no harm”
Billy Porter has apologised to Harry Styles for criticising his Vogue cover shoot in which the former One Direction singer wore a dress. READ MORE: Pose star Billy Porter: “Donald Trump’s response to the pandemic is genocide” Styles made history in December 2020 as US Vogue’s first-ever male solo cover star where he was pictured wearing a Gucci dress and skirt. Porter later expressed his objection to the fashion magazine’s decision to feature Styles, telling The Times: “I created the conversation and yet Vogue still put Harry Styles, a straight white man, in a dress on their cover for...
Belfast awarded UNESCO City of Music status
Belfast has been officially recognised as a UNESCO City of Music. READ MORE: Mark, My Words: ‘Chasing Cars’ is proof that your radio hates you Northern Ireland’s capital city was given the accolade due to its “rich musical heritage” following a bid made by Belfast City Council in 2019 . It joins Liverpool and Glasgow as a UK city recognised by the UN award. Advertisement Snow Patrol‘s Gary Lightbody and composer Hannah Peel, both of whom were born in Northern Ireland, have been appointed as Belfast Music patrons. “Belfast’s heart beats fervidly with music,” said Lightbody. “I’ve...
Scala bans two bouncers after Wargasm assault claims
Two “rogue” bouncers have been banned from working at the Scala venue in London after an alleged attack on Wargasm‘s Sam Matlock. The band were playing a set at the King’s Cross venue as part of the Face Down club night, and alleged in a statement that after the show a bouncer at the venue was “verbally aggressive” towards the band’s female tour manager, leading vocalist and guitarist Matlock to have to “step in”. They wrote on Twitter: “After this, in a completely overzealous and unnecessary use of force, three bouncers then dragged Sam into the backstage toilets, where two of them...Recent Posts
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