Dizzee Rascal on his Glastonbury ambitions: “They need to hurry up and just let me headline that thing”
Dizzee Rascal has reiterated his desire to top the bill at Glastonbury in the future, saying that the festival “needs to hurry up and just let me headline that thing”. The London rapper was due to play at this year’s cancelled festival, having previously...
Pop Smoke’s manager agrees to change rapper’s posthumous album artwork after fan backlash
The posthumous new Pop Smoke album will have its artwork changed after fans reacted negatively to its unveiling, the late rapper’s manager has confirmed. The debut studio album by the rapper born Bashar Barakah Jackson, who was killed on February 19 this year at...
Cardi B hits back at accusations of homophobia and transphobia: “I support the LGBT community”
Cardi B has hit back at accusations that she is homophobic and transphobic, having previously revealed that she identifies as bisexual. The rapper, who is married to Migos‘ Offset, previously said that she is a “whole bisexual” after having past relationships with women. But...
Watch Haim run through empty LA Forum parking lot in new ‘Don’t Wanna’ video
Haim have shared the new video for ‘Don’t Wanna’ — and it’s a timely offering that sees the band running through the empty parking lot of the Los Angeles Forum. The LA trio were set to play the venue later this year, but the...
Pearl Jam pay emotional tribute to the nine fans killed during 2000 Roskilde show: “Nothing has been the same since”
Pearl Jam have paid an emotional tribute to the nine fans who were killed during a crowd crush which occurred during their 2000 set at the Danish festival Roskilde. Today (June 30) marks 20 years since the tragedy, and the band have reflected on...
MTV’s 2020 VMAs set to go ahead in August with “limited or no audience”
MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs) are set to take place in New York in August, albeit with “limited or no audience” in attendance. The hosting of this year’s edition of the annual awards ceremony had been uncertain given the coronavirus pandemic, but New York...
Listen to Thom Yorke’s second ‘In The Absence Thereof’ playlist for Sonos Radio
Thom Yorke has shared the second volume of his ‘In The Absence Thereof’ playlist for Sonos Radio — you can listen to the new collection of tracks below. Yorke’s ongoing collaboration with Sonos debuted last month, with the Radiohead frontman curating his own 24-hour...
The Weekend donates $1million towards COVID-19 relief
The Weeknd – aka R&B artist Abel Tesfaye – has donated $1million to coronavirus relief efforts. The amount was divided between two organisations, MusiCares and to the frontline hospital workers of Scarborough Health Network in Tesfaye’s hometown of Toronto. The donation amount arose from...
Dizzy release new single ‘Roman Candles’, share music video
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