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U2 preview brand new song on TikTok after officially joining the platform
U2 have officially joined TikTok and their first post sees them preview a brand new song set to be released in full later this week. READ MORE: TikTok’s #ThisIsBlack campaign: meet the social media heroes igniting the small screen The band’s discography is now available for users to soundtrack their posts with on the video-sharing platform, arriving alongside a 26-second snippet of their upcoming new single ‘Your Song Saved My Life’. Taken from the soundtrack for the upcoming animated sequel SING 2, the film will see U2 frontman Bono make his animated screen debut as reclusive rockstar lion Clay Calloway....
Radiohead finally release fan favourite ‘Follow Me Around’
Radiohead have finally shared ‘Follow Me Around’, a track written during the ‘OK Computer’ era but never officially released – listen below. READ MORE: The 50 best music documentaries of all time The track comes ahead of the release of Radiohead’s ‘Kid A Mnesia’ record, a triple album reissue of ‘Kid A’ and ‘Amnesiac’ alongside a bonus disc titled ‘Kid Amnesiae’, which will comprise of unearthed material culled from those album sessions. The official video for ‘Follow Me Around’ starring Guy Pearce and can be seen below: Advertisement ‘Follow Me Around’ has only ever been performed live a handful...
The Grammys announce plans for three years of NFTs
The Recording Academy has revealed plans for NFTs to be made available to commemorate the next three years of The Grammys. READ MORE: The Grammy Awards 2021: the biggest talking points According to a press release, “the NFTs will be released as collectibles and experiences celebrating the Grammy Awards, nominees and recipients, including tokens designed by world-famous crypto artists using the iconic Grammy Award itself. A portion of the proceeds of the NFTs will go to the Recording Academy’s scholarship fund.” The first drop will take place ahead of the 64th Grammy Awards, set to take place on January...
Watch Harry Styles cover Britney Spears’ ‘Toxic’ at second Halloween show
Harry Styles performed a cover of Britney Spears‘ ‘Toxic’ at his second Halloween show over the weekend – you can watch it below. READ MORE: Here’s what your favourite boundary pushing Harry Styles outfit says about you The soloist and former One Direction singer delivered his rendition of the 2004 pop classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City last night (October 31) during the second of his ‘Harryween Fancy Dress Party’ gigs. Dressed in a clown costume, Styles launched into the Britney cover during the show’s encore after performing ‘Medicine’, an unreleased track meant for his self-titled debut album,...
Alex Clare on why he chose his faith over touring with Adele
Alex Clare has spoken at length about why he chose his faith over the chance to tour with Adele a decade ago. The singer-songwriter, who is best known for his 2011 hit ‘Too Close’, said in a new interview that the music industry was intolerant of his Orthodox Judaism, which led him to miss out on vital career opportunities. One such example was when he was forced to refuse to support growing superstar Adele on tour a decade ago because the performance dates clashed with the Jewish holiday Passover as well as the Sabbath. Advertisement Clare’s label, Island records,...
Incubus’ Brandon Boyd talks new solo album ‘Echoes And Cocoons’
As Incubus fans await the arrival of a new album, frontman Brandon Boyd has revealed to NME that he’s finished recording a new solo LP which is set to arrive in February. READ MORE: Incubus’ Brandon Boyd on 20 years of ‘Morning View’: “We wanted to change our environment dramatically” The news comes after Boyd told NME last year that he was planning on releasing a covers album he had worked on during lockdown. “I’ve been writing music for 30 years and I’ve never put out an album or EP that was just interpreting other people’s songs. It’s been all...
Duran Duran say they used to order “substances” via room service
Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon has claimed that the band used to order drugs via room service back in the 1980s. Speaking on Alan Carr’s Life’s A Beach podcast, Le Bon said: “I’ve been going to the Sunset Marquis (a hotel in Los Angeles) for nearly 40 years. When I first went there, it was not quite so high rent…you used to be able to order ‘substances’ on room service, if you knew the right people to ask.” “And we did. We partied. We lived the ’80s…and then one more time around.” Advertisement However, according to Le Bon who married...
Måneskin frontman Damiano David reveals James Arthur was first act he fell in love with
Måneskin‘s Damiano David has said that the first act he fell in love with growing up was James Arthur. READ MORE: Måneskin live in London – embrace the Eurovision winners’ rock’n’roll circus The frontman of the Italian rock band revealed to NME that the British pop star was the first act that he connected most strongly with. “Wanna get surprised? It’s James Arthur,” David said in an NME Firsts video interview. Advertisement “I am surprised, I don’t know why,” responded his bandmate, drummer Ethan Torchio, who later clarified that he was “joking”. It appeared that Torchio already knew of...
Machine Head and Amon Amarth announce 2022 UK and European arena tour
Machine Head and Amon Amarth have announced a joint UK and European arena tour for next year – see the full list of dates below. The US and Swedish metal bands will co-headline the ‘Vikings And Lionhearts’ tour between September and October 2022 with support from new Swedish band The Halo Effect. The tour kicks off on September 8 at Nottingham’s Motorpoint arena before wrapping at Germany’s Schleyerhalle on October 22. Advertisement Tickets go on general sale here this Friday (November 5) at 10am local time, with artist and venue pre-sales available from 10am this Wednesday (November 3). Live...Recent Posts
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