By Hugh McIntyre “Where do I belong?” This question opens Rina Sawayama’s touching and heartfelt “Chosen Family,” and it is one that far too many LGBTQ+ people have had to ask themselves as they navigate existing authentically in a world that still largely sees...
Biffy Clyro have rescheduled their upcoming European tour to 2022 due to the uncertainty over travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. The three-piece’s latest amendment to their live plans follows on from the rescheduling of the UK dates on their ‘Fingers Crossed’ tour to...
Sugababes have shared the new Blood Orange remix of their classic ‘Same Old Story’ from the upcoming 20th anniversary reissue of their debut album ‘One Touch’. Check it out below along with part two of our exclusive interview Siobhán Donaghy and Keisha Buchanan. Last...
KISS frontman Paul Stanley has said that the band could continue in the future without any of the original line-up. The flamboyant rock icons launched their farewell ‘End Of The Road’ tour in 2019, which is now expected to finish up in late 2022....
American artist Still Woozy has announced details around his debut album, ‘If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is’. The announcement of the album, due out on Friday August 13, also comes with the release of Still Woozy’s new single, ‘That’s Life’, as...
Over 670 independent venues and live music promoters in the US have now received financial aid from the government following the coronavirus pandemic-enforced shutdown of live music. The Small Business Administration (SBA) finally began rolling out funds from its Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG)...
The Pretenders‘ Chrissie Hynde has announced a UK tour where she will sing songs from Bob Dylan’s extensive back catalogue, as well as some other favourites. The tour announcement comes weeks after Hynde released ‘Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan’, made...
Four years after her critically acclaimed album Melodrama, Lorde finally returned earlier this month to bring hippie, summer vibes courtesy her new single “Solar Power” — as well as more anticipation for her fans. On Sunday (June 20), the 24-year-old New Zealand singer dropped...
By Rob LeDonne On its surface, Big Freedia’s “Chasing Rainbows” sounds like any other pop anthem. With a hummable melody, sparkling production, and earworm chorus featuring fellow star Kesha, the track has the ability to explode out of speakers on musicality alone. But zero in...
What makes a queer anthem? That’s the question MTV News recently posed to four musicians: rapper and activist Mykki Blanco; Mxmtoon, the ukulele-playing bedroom-pop artist; Southern-born singer-songwriter Katie Pruitt; and gospel-influenced pop star Vincint. The quartet met on a recent Zoom call to talk...