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Kevin Abstract shares ‘Sierra Nights’ video featuring Ryan Beatty

Kevin Abstract has shared the music video for his new Ryan Beatty-featuring single ‘Sierra Nights’. READ MORE: Kevin Abstract – ‘ARIZONA baby’ EP review The pair, who have collaborated before, both feature in the road trip-themed video for the Brockhampton bandmember’s second solo track of 2021. Though unconfirmed at this stage, ‘Sierra Nights’ is expected to appear on Abstract’s touted third solo effort, which is expected to release sometime this year. Advertisement In Abstract’s self-directed clip for ‘Sierra Nights’ he and Beatty are seen driving along the Pacific Coast Highway, singing at gas stations and on rooftops, and hanging...
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Watch Vince Staples perform ‘Take Me Home’ with Fousheé on ‘Fallon’

Vince Staples performed his song ‘Take Me Home’ with Fousheé on last night’s edition (August 18) of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – watch their performance below. READ MORE: Vince Staples – “It’s important for me to tell the truth about my experiences” The track is taken from Staples’ recent self-titled album, which arrived last month. Staples and Fousheé performed the song while seated back-to-back on a rotating platform that was bathed in dark blue lighting. Advertisement Earlier this month Staples contributed a track to the recent Pokémon anniversary soundtrack ‘Pokémon 25: The Red EP’. “I’ve always been...
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Woman claims to be married to Michael Jackson’s ghost

A medium has claimed that she is married to Michael Jackson‘s ghost. READ MORE: Remembering the day Michael Jackson died when the entire NME team was at Glastonbury – except me Kathleen Roberts, who also claims that she is a reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe, said in an interview that Jackson’s ghost proposed to her “clairvoyantly” with a pink engagement ring. She added that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. allegedly officiated the ceremony while she was getting out of the bath. Roberts, who is from the US, told the Daily Star that Jackson uses her body through possession – “or...
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Lana Del Rey says her will prohibits posthumous release of music

Lana Del Rey has revealed that a stipulation in her will prohibits the release of posthumous music by the singer-songwriter following her death. It comes after Anderson .Paak recently shared a new tattoo he got with similar sentiments. “When I’m gone, please don’t release any posthumous albums or songs with my name attached,” the forearm tattoo reads. “Those were just demos and never intended to be heard by the public.” READ MORE: “It’s hard to get right”: how posthumous rap albums became big business Del Rey shared a screenshot of the tattoo in a post on her Instagram account....
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Listen to Japanese Breakfast’s cover of Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Romulus’

Japanese Breakfast has delivered a cover of Sufjan Stevens’ track ‘Romulus’, taken from his 2003 album ‘Michigan’. READ MORE: Japanese Breakfast – ‘Jubilee’ review: indie rocker’s bold statement of ambition Recorded for SiriusXMU, the acoustic cover stays loyal to Stevens’ folksy original, with Michelle Zauner’s vocals equally as floaty above the light guitar and piano. Listen to the cover below: Advertisement Zauner’s cover of ‘Romulus’ follows on from a recent live rendition of Dolly Parton’s ‘Here You Come Again’, performed while on tour. Also while travelling around the US, her old workplace, Philadelphia venue Union Transfer, renamed its cloakroom...
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Remi Wolf announces debut album ‘Juno’, shares two new singles

Remi Wolf has announced her debut album, ‘Juno’ is set for release later this year, sharing two new singles, ‘Quiet On Set’ and ‘Grumpy Old Man’. READ MORE: Remi Wolf: Inside her vivid tales of love and life in LA The two new tracks showcase contrasting corners of Wolf’s artistry – ‘Quiet On Set’ is a thumping, club-ready banger with a beat drawing influence from hip-hop, while ‘Grumpy Old Man’ is a much lighter, more introspective indie tune. Take a look at the music videos for ‘Quiet On Set’ and ‘Grumpy Old Man’, both directed by Haley Appell, below:...
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Watch Courtney Barnett perform a dizzying rendition of ‘Rae Street’ on ‘Fallon’

Courtney Barnett has returned to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, making her sixth appearance on the show to play recent single ‘Rae Street’ alongside her backing band, the CB3. READ MORE: The Big Read – Courtney Barnett: “My goal? To make people realise they’re not so alone” Performing remotely in a dimly lit living room setup, Barnett and co. keep faithful to the slow-burning track, with the studio mix’s synthesised percussion and stacked vocal harmonies intact. Barnett herself locks into its breezy, lowkey energy, bobbing to the beat as she strums away at her Fender Jaguar. Take a...
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Lizzo speaks out on abusive online comments: “This shit should not fly”

Lizzo has opened up about the abusive comments she’s received online following the release of ‘Rumors’. The Cardi B-featuring single arrived last Friday (August 13) alongside an official video, which was seemingly inspired by Disney’s animated movie Hercules (1997). READ MORE: ‘Rumors’, Lizzo’s new song with Cardi B, is a dizzying, multi-layered return Since the track and its accompanying visuals landed, however, Lizzo has been targeted with fat-shaming and racist abuse on social media. She later broke down in tears on Instagram, telling viewers on Sunday (August 15): “Sometimes I feel like the world just don’t love me back.”...
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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats announce third album ‘The Future’

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats have announced the release of a new album set to arrive later this year. READ MORE: Soul sensations Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats interviewed ‘The Future’ will be the eight-piece party band’s third studio record, and follows the frontman’s 2020 solo album ‘And It’s Still Alright’. It is due to be released on November 5 via Stax. Recorded at Rateliff’s studio just outside of Denver, with Rateliff, Patrick Meese (The Night Sweats) and James Barone (Beach House) heading up production, the album was written during lockdown and finds Rateliff looking deep within himself,...
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John Mayer shares comically nostalgic video for new song ‘Wild Blue’

John Mayer has shared a video for his latest single, ‘Wild Blue’ – you can watch the colourful new clip below. READ MORE: John Mayer – ‘Sob Rock’ review: guitar hero mines nostalgic gold The new track, which was produced by Don Was, is taken from the singer-songwriter and guitarist’s eighth studio album ‘Sob Rock’, which was released last month. “Wild blue deeper than I ever knew/ Wild blue on a bed of grey/ Oh baby, what a wild blue/ I found myself when I lost you,” Mayer sings on the Dire Straits-tinged track, as he walks a path of self discovery after the end...
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