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Listen to Mastodon’s fierce new track, ‘Teardrinker’
Mastodon have released a fierce new track, ‘Tearrinker’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: Mastodon’s Troy Sanders tells us about Gone Is Gone’s new album and his busy year of projects The track comes with a new, cinematic video directed by Lorenzo Diego Carrera. It sees the group entering an alternate universe via an empty warehouse. It comes after the group set a release date for their ninth studio album, ‘Hushed and Grim’, which the Georgian metallers had previously dubbed their “fullest, biggest-sounding record” to date. Advertisement You can listen to the new song here: ‘Hushed And Grim’ will...
ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus says music industry places “very little” value on songwriters
ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus has said that the music industry today places “very little” value on songwriters. READ MORE: The story of ABBA in 15 classic songs Speaking in the context of the ongoing streaming rates for musicians and writers, Ulvaeus said the industry placed little value on songwriters thanks to the low returns streaming brings. Speaking to Music Week, he added: “If there are 15 of them and one stream pays $000.something, they have to drive a taxi,” he said, joking that songwriting “teams” that are prevalent in the industry now would earn little in the way of royalties. Advertisement...
Amazing Grace, a new live music venue, is coming to London Bridge
A new live music venue called Amazing Grace is set to open in London Bridge later this month. The venue will be located in the Grade II Listed St Thomas’ Church, which was originally built in 1192 and is now situated next to The Shard. The church’s stained glass windows, altar (which was built in the 1700s) and original woodwork will remain untouched. READ MORE: Venues on how they’ll be keeping music fans COVID-safe when reopening Amazing Grace will open its doors on October 15 and is set to “play host to emerging talent from across the UK and...
Johnny Marr on penning the ‘No Time To Die’ score: “I’m making a lot of nasty, nasty noises”
Johnny Marr has spoken to NME about his work writing the score for the new James Bond film No Time To Die, as well as the experience of recording the movie’s theme song with Billie Eilish and Finneas. READ MORE Finneas on the cover: “I don’t know anything as strong as mine and Billie’s creative bond” The former Smiths guitarist wrote the score for the 25th big screen outing for 007 with his longtime collaborator and soundtrack legend Hans Zimmer. Speaking to NME ahead of his recent London show at the Electric Ballroom in Camden, Marr described the movie...
Finneas opens up about staying optimistic: “It’s something I definitely have to work at”
Finneas has opened up about his struggles to keep optimistic when he is creating. Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read, Finneas explained that he tries to keep a hopeful, optimistic mindset, but admitted that he can sometimes find that challenging when writing music. READ MORE: Finneas: “I don’t know anything as strong as mine and Billie’s creative bond” “It’s definitely something I have to work at,” he said. Advertisement “Maybe some people are really naturally optimistic, but to me, it’s a choice that you can make. The most pessimistic version of me works the least hard and is the...
LCD Soundsystem announce live return with 20 show-run in New York City
LCD Soundsystem will return to the live stage later this year for a run of 20 gigs in New York City. The news arrives just a few months after frontman James Murphy said that the band were “on a full hiatus”. READ MORE: The 50 best music documentaries of all time This afternoon (October 1), however, LCD Soundsystem have formally ended their hiatus by announcing their first live shows since June 2018. Advertisement The band will play 20 shows at Brooklyn Steel in New York, starting on November 23. The run of gigs at the venue will conclude on...
Bop Shop: Songs From Britney Spears, Illuminati Hotties, Twice, And More
The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn’t discriminate by genre and can include anything — it’s a snapshot of what’s on our minds and what sounds good. We’ll keep it fresh with the latest music, but expect a few oldies (but goodies) every once in a while, too. Get ready: The Bop Shop is now open for business. Twice:...
JoJo Was At Her Lowest Point. Now She’s Just Trying Not To Think About It
By Jack Irvin In the months leading up to the April 2020 release of JoJo’s album Good to Know, the singer-songwriter was at her most liberated. Almost entirely co-written and co-produced by the artist herself, the ultra-introspective collection was her first original project to come out on Clover Music, her own label imprint launched in partnership with Warner Records. The release was a far cry from the near-decade she was kept from releasing music due to a contract dispute with Blackground Records that was resolved in court in 2014, as well as the creative differences she endured with her...
R. Kelly’s key to the city of Baton Rouge has been rescinded
R. Kelly has had his key to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana rescinded by a former city council member after he was found guilty of multiple accounts of sex trafficking and racketeering. Kelly, who was found guilty on all charges against him this week, received the key to the city of Baton Rouge back in February of 2013 from former East Baton Rouge Metro Council member, turned Louisiana State Representative, C. Denise Marcelle. Marcelle, who said in 2013 that Kelly received the commemorative plaque “because he’s a great artist”, didn’t directly comment on the rescindment, though her associate...Recent Posts
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