Lib Dem MP Layla Moran calls for fund to protect UK music venues: “It’s an incredibly worrying scene”
Liberal Democrat leadership hopeful Layla Moran has called on Boris Johnson to establish a cultural protection fund to secure the future of music venues threatened by the economic impact of coronavirus. Over 400 grassroots music venues in the UK are at imminent risk of...
EXIT Festival confirms first wave of acts for 2020 following postponement
EXIT Festival has confirmed a host of artists for its 2020 edition, which was recently postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The 20th anniversary edition of the event was pushed back from July last month (May 21), and will now take place between...
Tyler, the Creator and Thom Yorke’s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes lead additions to Roskilde 2021
Tyler, the Creator and Thom Yorke‘s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes are among the leading additions to the growing bill for Roskilde Festival 2021. After cancelling its 2020 edition due to the coronavirus outbreak, the organisers of Roskilde are pressing forward with plans to host the...
NOS Primavera Sound Porto unveils 2021 festival line-up
NOS Primavera Sound Porto has announced its line-up for 2021 after coronavirus forced the event to cancel its 2020 edition. The Portugal festival will welcome the likes of Tyler, The Creator, Gorillaz, Beck, FKA twigs, and Tame Impala to next year’s event, which takes...
Teyana Taylor announces ‘The Album’ featuring Erykah Badu, Ms. Lauryn Hill and more
Teyana Taylor has announced her latest studio album, with ‘The Album’ set to feature guest appearances from the likes of Erykah Badu, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Quavo. ‘The Album’ is set for release on Friday (June 19), and will mark Taylor’s first record since...
Uncut – August 2020
The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Robert Fripp, Khruangbin, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Laura Marling, Siouxsie & The Banshees and Little Richard all feature in the new Uncut, dated August 2020 and in UK shops from June 18 or available to buy online now. As always, the issue comes with a...
Twitter user withdraws claim of sexual assault against 5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford
A Twitter user who recently accused 5 Seconds of Summer‘s Michael Clifford of sexual assault has withdrawn her claim and apologised to the guitarist. On June 14, a Twitter user with the handle @sophiecth5 accused Clifford of sexually assaulting her during the band’s 2013 tour...
Fiona Apple will donate two years of TV and film royalties to charity
For the next two years, Fiona Apple will donate royalties earned from the use of her songs ‘Shameika’ and ‘Heavy Balloon’ in TV and film to charity. Apple will donate her ‘Shameika’ royalties to The Harlem Children’s Zone, a non-profit addressing poverty in Central...
Watch members of Run-DMC, Anthrax and more perform for charity
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