An unearthed draft of Queen‘s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ has revealed that the classic song originally had a different name and lyrics. READ MORE: Queen’s Freddie Mercury: the maddest stories about rock’s best-loved hellraiser According to one of 15 pages from early drafts for the rock opera, the famous 1975 hit penned by Freddie Mercury was shown to
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BLACKPINK have announced six more support acts for their upcoming appearance at London’s BST Hyde Park. Taking place between June 24 and July 8, this year’s edition of BST Hyde Park will feature a headline slot from global superstars BLACKPINK — making them the first K-pop group in history to headline a major UK festival.
K-pop agency SM Entertainment has addressed the claims made by the legal representative of EXO members Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen. Earlier today, the trio had notified the company that they would be terminating their contracts due to “mistreatment and unfair contract terms”. In their original statement, through legal representative and lawyer Lee Jae-hak, the three
South Korean singers Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen, members of the K-pop boyband EXO, have notified SM Entertainment that they are terminating their contracts with the agency. Today (June 1), lawyer Lee Jae-hak, the legal representative for Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen, said that they trio are terminating their contracts with SM Entertainment due to “mistreatment and
Queens native Jay Bryant was formally charged for his alleged role in the 2002 shooting of Run-DMC‘s Jam Master Jay, becoming the third person to be accused for the murder. Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr. were indicted in August 2020 for their alleged roles in the hip-hop pioneer’s death. Washington was already incarcerated for
Adverts for the brand Litty Liquor that feature rapper and founder ArrDee have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ASA found that two of the brand’s adverts posted on Instagram last December featuring ArrDee breached its Cap Code for featuring someone under the age of 25. 4Realli, a spiced rum was the
50 Cent has added new dates to the UK and Ireland leg of his upcoming ‘The Final Lap Tour’ with Busta Rhymes. The New York rapper announced his latest world tour earlier this month – spanning the UK, US and Europe – to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his 2003 debut album ‘Get Rich Or
Disturbed frontman David Draiman has revealed that he had a tumour in his arm removed last week. Taking to social media, Draiman posted an image of his arm in a cast. “Doing a bunch of press today, zoom stuff, so this is going to get out anyway,” he wrote. “I had a tumour removed from
Gorillaz have announced a run of headline shows in the US for this autumn – find all the details below. The Damon Albarn-fronted cartoon band are due to head stateside this September in support of their eighth and most recent album ‘Cracker Island’, which was released in February. READ MORE: Gorillaz – ‘Cracker Island’ review: conventional,
PinkPantheress has teased her debut studio album in a recent song teaser, telling her fans that “album season is upon us”. The upcoming album will be her second full-length project, following on from her 2021 debut mixtape ‘To Hell With It’. Last week (May 24), PinkPantheress posted a song teaser featuring herself and a friend
Arctic Monkeys kicked off their UK stadium tour in Bristol last night (May 29) — check out the full setlist and fan-captured footage below. The gig marked the first of 15 live dates the band have lined up on this UK and Ireland tour, which makes stops in Sheffield, Manchester, London and more. Kicking off
A video of Royal Blood becoming annoyed with the crowd at Radio One’s Big Weekend has gone viral, sparking a variety of reactions. The duo performed yesterday (May 28) at Camperdown Park in Dundee as part of Radio One’s annual festival, where they weren’t too impressed with how the crowd reacted to them. “I guess
The 1975‘s Matty Healy has addressed the controversy surrounding his appearance on The Adam Friedland Show in February. Healy was widely criticised online back in February for his appearance on the podcast, during which he made various inflammatory comments about women and discussed how he believes Harry Styles “gets a pass” on criticism over alleged “queer-baiting”. Friedland
Bastille frontman Dan Smith has said that he had songs rejected from the forthcoming live-action Barbie film. Last week, a star-studded soundtrack was announced for the highly anticipated Greta Gerwig-directed film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling (who’s also set to appear on the album) featuring tracks from Lizzo, HAIM, Charli XCX, Tame Impala and more. Lipa then released ‘Dance The Night’ – the lead single
Arctic Monkeys have teamed up with The Big Issue for the official programme of their first UK stadium tour, which begins tonight (May 29). In support of new album ‘The Car’, the band will play 15 dates across the UK and Ireland over the next month, including two hometown gigs at Sheffield’s Hillsborough Park and
BLACKPINK‘s Jennie has opened up about working with Lily-rose Depp on the upcoming HBO series The Idol. South Korean singer Jennie, of the K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, recently spoke about her experience working on the forthcoming HBO original TV series, starring Lily-Rose Depp and Abel Tesfaye (also known as The Weeknd). In an interview with Women’s
Hayley Kiyoko has returned with her first new music of 2023 – listen to vibrant new single ‘Greenlight’ below. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Hayley Kiyoko The single follows the singer’s recent second album ‘Panorama’, which landed last year. Discussing the new track in a statement, Kiyoko said: “I’ve
Lana Del Rey played her first full gig in four years last night (May 27) – watch her debut six new songs live at a Brazil show below. READ MORE: Every Lana Del Rey song ranked in order of greatness On Saturday night, Lana headlined the MITA Festival in Rio de Janeiro, debuting songs from her
Busted have teamed up with Hanson for new version of the latter’s classic hit ‘MMMBop’ – listen to ‘MMMBop 2.0’ below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Charlie Simpson In recent months, the reunited ’00s heroes have been re-working their own hits, collaborating with Neck Deep and Simple Plan on new versions of
Taylor Swift has shared a new official video for the new version of ‘Karma’ featuring Ice Spice – check it out below. READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour kick off: top five moments from the star’s transcendent performance Friday (May 26) saw Swift drop a new deluxe version of her 10th album ‘Midnights‘, titled ‘Midnights (Til Dawn