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Pa Salieu releases new EP ‘Afrikan Rebel’ and details UK tour dates
Pa Salieu has released a new EP and revealed details of a 2021 UK tour – listen to ‘Afrikan Rebel’ below. The rising rapper’s follow-up to his debut mixtape ‘Send Them To Coventry’ is a three-track collection that features his West African contemporaries Tay Iwar, Zlatan and Obongjayar. READ MORE: Pa Salieu: “I’ve been cut from the system, but I will rise up like a phoenix” Discussing the new EP in a statement, the artist said: “Fundamentally ‘Afrikan Rebel’ is about being proud and loud about where you come from. Advertisement “For me that is Africa. Growing up in...
Elton John postpones UK and European dates of his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’
Elton John has postponed the 2021 UK and European legs of his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’. The already-rescheduled farewell shows had been set to take place from the end of this month through to December, with UK dates including gigs in London, Manchester and Birmingham. READ MORE: Elton’s right: UK musicians face a “looming catastrophe” – but they’ll always have Liechtenstein John has now confirmed this morning (September 16) that he has been forced to reschedule his remaining 2021 tour dates to 2023, saying that it is a decision he took “with great sadness and a heavy heart”....
TXT are set to perform on ‘The Late Show’ later this week
K-pop boyband Tomorrow X Together (also known as TXT) are set to perform on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert later this week. READ MORE: Eight K-pop songs from August 2021 you need to hear, from Red Velvet to TXT The group announced their forthcoming appearance on the American talk show earlier today (September 16) though their official Twitter page. The quintet will make their debut appearance on the show’s #LateShowMeMusic segment on September 18 at 4am KST. However, it is currently unknown how many and which songs the group are set to perform. TOMORROW X TOGETHER will show you music...
Dave Grohl reflects on writing a book in ‘The Storyteller’ trailer
Dave Grohl has reflected on writing a book in a new trailer for his upcoming memoir, The Storyteller. READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” The book has been described as “a collection of memories of a life lived loud” and is set to be released in the UK on October 5. In the new video, Grohl explains how he came to write the book in the first place: “I’ve never really been one to collect stuff, but I do collect moments. My life flashes before my eyes every single day and in writing this book I’ve tried...
Ed Sheeran calls award shows “horrible” and says they often leave him “feeling sad”
Ed Sheeran has shared his thoughts on award shows, describing them as “horrible” and said he often leaves them “feeling sad” and deflated. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran’s new song ‘Bad Habits’ is an on-trend bop from one of the savviest men in pop Speaking in a new interview after Sunday’s MTV VMA’s, the ‘Bad Habits’ singer talked about how he’s not a fan of award shows as they’re filled with “lots of people wanting other people to fail”. “The room is filled with resentment and hatred towards everyone else and it’s quite an uncomfortable atmosphere,” he told Audacy’s The Julia Show....
Dionne Warwick says she wants to get in the studio with Taylor Swift
Dionne Warwick has revealed her aims to collaborate with Taylor Swift, saying she is planning on approaching the pop star. READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s new ‘Fearless’ is a success, but beware the dangers of the re-record Warwick was speaking at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) premiere of her new documentary Don’t Make Me Over. After confirming she had recorded a song with Chance The Rapper, the legendary R&B and soul singer said she would be “working with The Weeknd as well”. It was reported earlier this year that Chance and Warwick had recruited The Weeknd for a charity single...
Bugzy Malone found not guilty in 2018 assault case
Bugzy Malone has been found not guilty of two counts of inflicting grievous bodily harm stemming from an incident that took place in September 2018. READ MORE: Bugzy Malone – ‘The Resurrection’ review: cinematic sounds and confessional rhymes The rapper (real name Aaron Davies) was cleared yesterday (September 14) of unlawfully punching two men, whose jaws he broke after his partner had told him that three men were breaking into their home in Ramsbottom, Bury. He told Manchester Crown Court this week that his then-girlfriend and his mother were in the house at the time of the incident, and that...
Mac Miller’s 2014 mixtape ‘Faces’ coming to streaming for first time
Mac Miller‘s ‘Faces’ mixtape is coming to streaming services for the first time and is being released on vinyl, it has been announced. READ MORE: Mac Miller – ‘Circles’ review: posthumous album is a conflicting, tantalising taste of what might have been Originally released as a free project on May 11, 2014 (Mother’s Day in the US that year), the tape features appearances from Schoolboy Q, Rick Ross, Thundercat, Vince Staples, Mike Jones, Earl Sweatshirt and more. Ahead of the mixtape’s re-release on October 15, a new video for one of its tracks, ‘Colors And Shapes’, has been shared....
After Ed Sheeran’s Math-Symbol Albums Comes ‘Five More Records With A Plan’
A decade ago, Ed Sheeran began a quest. He named his first album + (“Plus”) and his 2014 follow-up x (“Multiply”) as part of a master plan. “‘Multiply’ was called ‘Multiply’ because it made everything that was on ‘Plus’ bigger,” he told Entertainment Weekly in 2015. “From the venues to the songs to the radio plays to the sales. I don’t know what the theme on the next album is yet because I haven’t made it.” That ended up being 2017’s ÷ (“Divide), which, despite its more reductive title, became his biggest yet: It hit No. 1 in the...Recent Posts
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