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Elton John and Charlize Theron are among a number of world leaders on HIV who have written an open letter to Boris Johnson asking for his help. Drawing the British Prime Minister’s attention towards a new AIDs emergency, John and Theron have asked Johnson to address the issue at the forthcoming G7 summit. “We face a

Content warning: This piece mentions suicide.  Canadian outfit Sum 41 have teamed up with rapper nothing, nowhere for a powerful rework of their 2019 song ‘Catching Fire’. Released on Friday (May 28), frontman Deryck Whibley penned the new version of the track for his wife Ari Whibley, who attempted suicide in 2013. He and the

No Rome has shared a remix of A.G. Cook‘s song ‘Windows’ – you can listen to it below. The Dirty Hit artist’s new version of the track appears on Cook’s new ‘Apple vs 7G’ collection, which comprises reworkings of cuts from the producer’s two 2020 albums ‘Apple’ and ‘7G’. Arriving yesterday (May 28), the record also features Caroline

Rufus Wainwright has shared a cover of a classic Judy Garland song to mark Pride Month – scroll down the page to listen to it now. Pride Month will begin next week on June 1 and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community, with Pride Day taking place on June 28. Wainwright has shared his take on Garland’s

BTS have launched their own McDonalds meal in the US, Canada and South Korea. The campaign, which was initially teased last month, follows recent link-ups between the fast food chain and artists including Travis Scott and J Balvin. Launched on Wednesday (May 26), The BTS Meal includes a Coke, medium fries, 10 Chicken McNuggets and

Brockhampton made their debut on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night (May 26) with a lively performance of ‘Don’t Shoot Up The Party’. The track is taken from their recent album ‘Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine‘, which came out last month. You can view the performance below. NME gave the record a three-star

J. Cole has officially left the Rwanda Patriots, citing “family obligations” for his departure from the basketball side. The news was confirmed on Wednesday (May 26) after it was revealed that the rapper/professional baller had fulfilled his contractual obligation to the African Basketball League team after playing in three games. J. Cole finished his contract

St. Vincent has made her latest late-night TV appearance performing ‘Down’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The singer, real name Annie Clark, performed the cut from her new album ‘Daddy’s Home’ with her newly-christened Down and Out Downtown Band, retaining the ’70s spark that defines her latest records’s production and concept. The band

Bring Me The Horizon have revealed the support acts for their upcoming UK tour and made more tickets available – see the details below. Oli Sykes and co. will hit the road in September for a run of arena shows in Hull, Glasgow, Cardiff, Sheffield, Birmingham and London. READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon – “I’m

The cause of death has been confirmed for late Power Trip frontman Riley Gale, who died at the age of 34 in August of 2020. An autopsy report for Gale has ruled his death accidental, attributing it to the toxic effects of the opioid fentanyl. Rolling Stone is reporting that the autopsy report was first

Lil Nas X has spoken about the unfortunate wardrobe malfunction he suffered while performing on Saturday Night Live last weekend. The rapper performed his single ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ while appearing as SNL‘s musical guest on Saturday (May 22), and at one point ripped his leather trousers as he gyrated around a pole. Appearing on

LARRY PINK THE HUMAN, the side-project of Slaves‘ Laurie Vincent, have shared details of their first ever live shows. The duo, completed by producer Jolyon Thomas, will play two gigs later this year, with more promised soon. This October, the pair will play Ramsgate Music Hall (October 14) and London’s Lexington (22). Tickets for both shows

Bad Boy Chiller Crew have teamed up with the rising Salford rapper Jordan for a new collaboration, ‘Footsteps On My Shoes’ – you can hear the track below. The song, which came out on Friday (May 21), follows swiftly on from the Bradford trio’s recently released EP ‘Charva Anthems’. Bad Boy Chiller Crew’s new collaboration

Atlanta rapper Latto has released her first new single ‘The Biggest’ since officially changing her moniker from Mulatto. She’s been teasing the new track’s release on her social media over the past week, sharing album art and sound bites of the song. It finally dropped on Friday (May 21), alongside a music video in which

Birdman has shared a new collaboration with Lil Wayne and Roddy Ricch, ‘Stunnaman’. After a longstanding beef – including 2016 footage of Weezy leading the crowd in shouting “fuck the Birdman”, and later “fuck Cash Money”, while on stage in Phoenix – Lil Wayne and Birdman called a truce onstage at Lil Weezyana Fest in

The Smile, the new band comprised of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, gave their debut live performance tonight (May 22). The new group played as part of Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm livestream event, which was filmed at various spots across the iconic festival site. The Smile’s involvement

Kiss have shared the trailer for a new documentary about their career called Biography: KISStory – you can watch it below. Directed by D.J. Viola, the documentary is said to chronicle the band’s 50 year career with founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons said to reflect on their extensive careers in the film. Other featured artists

Metallica have announced the return of their streaming concert series ‘Metallica Mondays’ for one night only. The band will air a 2018 gig in Lincoln, Nebraska on YouTube next Monday (May 24) at 1am BST in honour of their charity All Within My Hands Foundation’s Month Of Giving. From March to August 2020, Metallica relived