Finneas has announced his debut album titled ‘Optimist’, set for release October 15 via Interscope. The Billie Eilish collaborator revealed the album today (August 5) on social media with its cover art. The news arrived minutes after the premiere of his newest single ‘A Concert Six Months From Now’, which was paired with a music video. There are no pre-order options for ‘Optimist’ yet, but there is a pre-save link here. “Optimist”, my debut album will be available everywhere on October 15. The first track “A Concert Six Months From Now” is out now along with the official video...
Fall Out Boy have pulled out of two of their Hella Mega tour dates after a member of their team tested positive for COVID-19. The band are currently on tour around the US with Green Day and Weezer on their long-awaited and COVID-delayed stadium dates. In a statement, the band revealed that they will no longer play tonight’s (August 4) New York City show at Citi Field and tomorrow’s (August 5) date at Boston’s Fenway Park, but Green Day, Weezer and support band the Interrupters will still play the shows. Advertisement “Out of an abundance of caution, Fall Out...
Holly Humberstone has announced details of her second EP, ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’. READ MORE: Holly Humberstone: Heart-on-sleeve spectral synth-pop perfect for Lorde and Phoebe Bridgers fans The EP, which follows the singer-songwriter’s debut effort from 2020, ‘Falling Asleep At The Wheel’, will come out on November 5. Ahead of the release of the EP, Humberstone has shared the official version of new single ‘Please Don’t Leave Just Yet’, a song co-written by The 1975‘s Matty Healy that she debuted live at Tramlines festival last month. Advertisement “The song is about wanting someone to stay so badly,...
Deafheaven have shared a new track called ‘In Blur’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: NME meets Deafheaven The song will appear on the San Francisco band’s fifth album ‘Infinite Granite’, which is set to arrive on August 20 via Sargent House. It follows on from 2018’s ‘Ordinary Corrupt Human Love’. Opening with dreamy guitars and washed-out vocals, the new song’s opening verse contains the lyrics: “In blur, father/ Glanced over stirred/ Imagined you laughing/ Muddied feet dancing/ What is this aching prism?/ This prison wincing/ Receiving sudden swaths of dogma“. Advertisement ‘In Blur’ arrives today (August 4)...
Love Record Stores is set to return for a second year running next month – see all the details below. The campaign’s inaugural event in June 2020 brought in over £1million in sales, with the initiative being launched to support record stores that faced difficult setbacks throughout the COVID pandemic. READ MORE: How you can help your local independent record shop amid the coronavirus crisis Supported by the Association Of Independent Music (AIM), this year’s Love Record Stores will take place on Saturday, September 4. Over 220 independent record stores will participate in the event, with 54 new vinyl editions...
Jack Harlow has shared a brand new track – listen to ‘SUVs (Black On Black)’, a collaboration with Pooh Shiesty, below. The song follows Harlow’s recent collaboration with Lil Nas X on ‘Industry Baby’, which hit Number Two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. ‘SUVs (Black On Black)’ is produced by Go Grizz and Smash David, and follows Harlow’s recent performances at a number of festivals including Chicago’s Lollapalooza and Rolling Loud Miami, as live music returns to the United States following the COVID-19 pandemic. Advertisement Listen to Jack Harlow and Pooh Shiesty’s new track ‘SUVs (Black On Black)’...
T.I. says he is “locked up” in Amsterdam after being arrested for being on his phone while cycling. In a lengthy Instagram video, the rapper detailed how he was texting while cycling around the Dutch city, before crashing into a policeman and breaking his side mirror. “So I’m locked up now,” T.I. said in an Instagram Live video, viewable on TMZ. “I’m obviously not supposed to have my phone as I’m biking and because the policeman ran into me and broke his side mirror…and I didn’t have my passport on me. I don’t know. It’ll be fine. Advertisement “He...
Billie Eilish is Disney’s new princess! Well, for a second, at least. A new teaser trailer dropped Wednesday (August 4) for Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, a live concert special promoting songs from her newest album that is set to premiere on Disney+ on September 3. The 30-second trailer introduces the hit single “Happier Than Ever” playing in the background as the camera zooms towards a relaxed Eilish laying on a swivel chair. As the camera gets closer, Eilish swings slowly to the side and magically transforms into an animated Disney character for a mere...
Two NFTs of photographs from Chris Cornell‘s final ever photoshoot are set to be made available tomorrow (August 5). Just prior to his death in 2017, Cornell was photographed by legendary Hollywood photographer Randall Slavin. ‘The Last Session’ features never-seen-before photos from the shoot, with the two photos entitled ‘Until We Disappear’ and ‘White Roses For My Soul To Keep’. Advertisement The two separate auctions will take place tomorrow (August 5) at midnight EST (5am BST), on Cryptograph.co. Proceeds from the auctions will benefit Phoenix House California, a charity and rehab centre that helps people overcome drug and alcohol...
Nas has shared a snippet of his next single ‘Rare’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: Nas on being a hip-hop legend: “I’m rapping the same way I did when I was on the block” The song will appear on the New York rapper’s new album ‘King’s Disease II’, which arrives this Friday (August 6) via Mass Appeal Records. Taking to Instagram today (August 4), Nas revealed that he’ll release the track ‘Rare’ tomorrow (August 5) and shared a clip of its accompanying black-and-white video. Advertisement The visuals are also previewed with an official YouTube premiere link...