A reworked version of David Byrne’s American Utopia returned to Broadway on Tuesday night (December 28) featuring a completely new setlist and modified stage show – watch footage below. READ MORE: David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ tour might be the most ambitious and impressive live show of all time The show originally started its second run
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Following Boris Johnson’s announcement that there will be no new COVID-19 measures introduced in England before January, residents of Wales and Scotland are being urged by government officials not to cross the English border to see in the New Year. As it stands, England is the only country in the United Kingdom that’s allowing nightclubs
Noel Gallagher has revealed that he is planning to film the making of his next album at Abbey Road Studios. In a new interview on The Matt Morgan Podcast, the former Oasis guitarist said the “magic moments” of him and his band recording the eagerly-awaited follow-up to 2017’s ‘Who Built The Moon?‘ will be documented.
Just three months after releasing her last album, Poppy seems to be ushering in the next chapter of her career, sharing two eerie and polarising teaser videos. The first, titled ‘Glass’, landed on December 22. Soundtracked by a low, ghostly hum, it saw Poppy – spotlit in an otherwise pitch-black room – take a sip
Unknown Mortal Orchestra have shared their annual Christmas track for 2021: a sprawling, pseudo-tropical slow-burner titled ‘SB-09’. The instrumental song is, as its title suggests, the ninth instalment of the New Zealand psych-rockers’ yearly ‘SB’ series. But despite its towering length, year’s edition actually comes as one of the series’ shortest – for reference, ‘SB-03’
Deerhoof have shared a new live album entitled ‘Devil Kids’ – you can listen to it below. The concert, which aired in December but was recorded in November, marks the first time that the band have performed together after “not playing or even seeing each other”. “When my friends asked if playing with band again
Though he’s no stranger to the Grammy Awards, with one win and six more nominations under his belt, Roddy Ricch has declared he’s not so keen on who the Recording Academy have snubbed for nominations in recent years. During a recent appearance on Kevin Durant’s podcast The ETCs, Ricch touched on the collaborative nature of
Lizzo has shared how she celebrated this Christmas, which apparently included hosting a karaoke night for her loved ones where she performed Eminem‘s hit ‘Lose Yourself’. Sharing a carousel of images and videos from her holiday celebrations yesterday (December 26), the singer appeared to host a karaoke night with a giant screen, where she delivered
Matt Bellamy teased a new Muse song during a recent Instagram Live, playing a snippet of the track for fans in his car. The British rock trio released their latest album ‘Simulation Theory’ in 2018, with the frontman confirming work had begun on its follow-up last year. Bellamy went live on the social media site
BTS’ V has shared a beautiful and intimate new solo song called ‘Christmas Tree’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now. The track was recorded for the soundtrack of the new Korean drama Our Beloved Summer, which is available to stream on Netflix and stars Parasite’s Choi Wooshik and Itaewon Class’ Kim
BTS members RM and Jin have tested posted for COVID-19, the group’s label Big Hit Music has confirmed. The agency released a statement on its fan community platform Weverse disclosing that both the rapper and the singer had received positive PCR results for the virus today (December 25). RM had returned to Seoul from the
A customised guitar that Ed Sheeran donated to a charity auction has raised £52,765 for a primary school in his hometown. The guitar, which features symbolism from his recent album ‘=’, including a custom maple inlay at the seventh fret, a butterfly inlay motif at the truss rod cover and neck heel cap, and a
Wolf Alice have confirmed that a few of the dates on their forthcoming UK tour will be postponed, with three shows in Glasgow and two in Dublin – both sold out – axed from their current roster. The news came in a Tweet shared earlier today, in which the band cited the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Drake has paid tribute to his late friend Virgil Abloh with a new tattoo. The DJ and Louis Vuitton designer passed away in November at the age of 41, following a private battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, an aggressive form of heart cancer. In his honour, Drake got an image of Abloh launching a kite during
South Dakota genre-bender EMA (aka Erika Anderson) has shared a dizzying cover of Modest Mouse’s 1997 track ‘Trailer Trash’. She puts an emotive spin on the tune – which first appeared on the band’s second album, ‘The Lonesome Crowded West’ – by trading its scratchy, straightforward guitar riffs with chimey, melancholic piano chords stacked spatially
During his appearance in a Twitter Space hosted by Alicia Keys – which the singer launched to promote her recent eighth album, ‘KEYS’ – Jay-Z made a comparison between his wife, Beyoncé, and the late Michael Jackson. “Bey’s gonna be mad at [me] for saying this but Michael Jackson never had a Coachella,” he said
Enny has shared a new documentary, tracking her musical journey so far – watch Under 25 ‘til Infinity in full below. The 30-minute film, a play on the London-based artist’s debut EP ‘Under 25’, which came out this summer, takes viewers on a journey from when Enny quit her job in 2019 to pursue music,
ZZ Top have sold all their publishing rights and back catalogue for an undisclosed fee. The group have sold both to BMG and investment firm KKR. While financial details for the deal were not disclosed, it’s expected to have attracted a multi-million dollar deal with the group having sold over 50million albums. Advertisement The deal
Jagged Little Pill, the Grammy and Tony Award-winning musical based on Alanis Morissette’s 1995 album of the same name, has been shut down due to COVID-19. The jukebox musical opened in late 2019, but the run was halted in 2020 because of the spread of the Coronavirus. It reopened in October 2021, but last Saturday
Wanda Young, a former lead singer of the classic R&B group The Marvelettes, has died at age 78. Her passing was confirmed on Friday (December 17) by former Motown labelmate Claudette Robinson (of The Miracles), who posted on Instagram: “A very sad day for our [Motown] family and music fans all over the world. Wanda