Megadeth‘s touring bassist James LoMenzo has shared behind-the-scenes images of the band rehearsing for their upcoming ‘Metal Tour Of The Year’. LoMenzo was recently appointed as the replacement for Megadeth co-founder and former bassist David Ellefson, who parted ways with the group in May following allegations of grooming an underage girl (He previously denied the
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‘Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)’ rapper Silento has been indicted on murder charges after being charged with murdering his cousin earlier this year. 23-year-old Silento – real name Richard “Ricky” Lamar Hawk – was arrested on February 1 for the murder of his cousin, 34-year-old Frederick Rooks. The DeKalb County Police Department in Georgia confirmed the
Lorde has teased the imminent arrival of new song ‘Mood Ring’, presumably the final single to be lifted from new album ‘Solar Power’ before it drops at the end of the week. The New Zealand pop singer revealed a release date of August 17 for the song via a post on her website. A music
South Korean girl group Red Velvet have finally made their long-awaited comeback with ‘Queendom’. On August 16, the five-member group returned with their sixth mini-album, alongside a whimsical, colourful new music video for the title track ‘Queendom’. In the visual, Red Velvet wander through a series of magical corridors taking them across different realms. The
Lorde has discussed ideas around body image that pop stars face, saying that in her case she “kicked [it] out the conversation” when she first emerged. The singer, who releases her third album ‘Solar Power’ this week (August 20), was asked in a new interview whether she had any issues surrounding body issues as a
The description for Kanye West‘s much-anticipated album ‘DONDA’ has been updated on Apple Music. READ MORE: Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so far Kanye’s follow-up to 2019’s ‘Jesus Is King’, which had initially been set to arrive in July 2020, was scheduled to finally be released last month after West’s first public listening event
David Byrne’s American Utopia is coming to US cinemas for a special one-off showing. READ MORE: David Byrne live on Broadway, NYC – still the best musical experience on the planet The acclaimed concert film, from director Spike Lee, is coming to cinemas in the US nationwide for a special one night showing on September
Sir Ringo Starr has announced the forthcoming release of a new EP, ‘Change The World’. As with Starr’s ‘Zoom In’ EP – which dropped in March this year – the ‘Change The World’ tracks have been recorded at Starr’s Roccabella West studio, with The Beatles legend revealing he’s invited some “new friends” to be involved
Eminem‘s adopted child Stevie Laine has come out as non-binary on TikTok. The 19-year-old took to the platform to announce their name is Stevie and their chosen pronouns were “they / she / he” before adding the hashtags “genderfluid” and “bi”. In the clip, Stevie tracked their transformation, before revealing their name alongside the caption
Foals performed their first live show in 18 months last night (August 12) and used the opportunity to debut their new track ‘Novo’. The funk-driven number arrived midway through the band’s set, and is anchored by a catchy chorus which sees frontman Yannis Philippakis repeatedly chanting “wake me up“. It’s the first new Foals track
Katy B has shared her first new solo material in over five years, in the form of the R&B-inflected ‘Under My Skin’. The track was co-written and produced with acclaimed producer P2J, and comes with visuals directed by Ash Halliburton. You can hear it in full below. “It was such a dream to work with
Damon Albarn has reflected in a new interview on the missed opportunities he’s had to collaborate with a host of stars during his career. The Blur frontman was speaking ahead of Gorillaz’s double-header of gigs at London’s The O2 this week, which were held in honour of NHS workers. Speaking to The Herald, Albarn was
The Cribs have announced they’ll release a brand new single tomorrow (August 12). READ MORE: The Cribs on surviving implosio – “Dave Grohl told us, ‘Make a fucking album’” The new track, the title of which hasn’t been revealed yet, follows the Jarman brothers’ 2020 album ‘Night Network’, and the band have also promised more news
Iron Maiden have released a short film to detail the creation of their new album ‘Senjutsu’. The metal icons returned last month (July 15) with their first new track in six years. The band subsequently confirmed that their 17th studio album, ‘Senjutsu’, will arrive this September. The film sees bassist Steve Harris, frontman Bruce Dickinson and
Diamond D has added fuel to the rumour fire about a new Dr. Dre album by sharing a photo of the pair in the studio following a play-back. The Diggin’ in the Crates Crew rapper and producer posted an image of himself today (August 10) sat close to Dr. Dre besides a mixing desk. “@drdre
Jason Isbell has made it a requirement that audience members attending shows on his upcoming tour provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result. In a tweet posted yesterday (August 9), Isbell said: “If the venue won’t allow that, we won’t play. “I’m all for freedom,” Isbell told MSNBC‘s Stephanie Ruhle in an interview,
Machine Gun Kelly has announced the release of his next album, ‘Born With Horns’. News of the follow-up to last year’s ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ was unveiled on the rapper-rocker’s Instagram page earlier today (August 9), where he shared a video of of him and the album’s executive producer, Travis Barker, brandishing new tattoos of
A-level music education in schools could completely disappear in just over a decade, new research has claimed. Falling access to the music qualifications has been accelerated by cuts to local and central government funding, according to researchers at Birmingham City University. They now warn that the qualifications could disappear entirely by 2033, cutting off an
DaBaby’s apology to the LGBTQ+ community for his comments about HIV and AIDS appears to have been deleted from his Instagram page. The rapper denied that he was being homophobic after he came under fire for comments that he made during his Rolling Loud Miami set last month. “If you didn’t show up today with
2021 has been nothing short of enormous for Vince Staples thus far, and now the rapper has added to his ever-growing list of accomplishments an inclusion on the just-released Pokémon soundtrack, ‘Pokémon 25: The Red EP’. Staples’ track, inspired by the characters Mew and Raichu, is titled ‘Got ‘Em’. And despite its source material, the