Rock

Megan Thee Stallion has spoken out about homophobia in hip-hop in a new interview. The culture’s ongoing struggle with misogyny and homophobia has been a hot topic of conversation in recent weeks, following the controversial backlash to Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow‘s ‘Industry Baby’ video as well as DaBaby’s hateful remarks at Rolling Loud Miami. Speaking
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Elton John has criticised the government’s latest announcement on post-Brexit touring rules, calling it a “rehash of what we already know”. Yesterday (August 4), the government announced that “short-term” visa-free travel without work permits will be allowed for musicians and performers in 19 European countries. Talks are also ongoing with the remaining countries in the
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The estate of Aaliyah has issued a statement denouncing “unauthorized projects targeted to tarnish” after her uncle’s label appeared to teased the release of music by the late singer. On Wednesday (August 4), a website titled aaliyahiscoming.com emerged, emblazoned with the hashtag #AaliyahIsComing and with a design emulating that of the cover art of Aaliyah’s
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Love Record Stores is set to return for a second year running next month – see all the details below. The campaign’s inaugural event in June 2020 brought in over £1million in sales, with the initiative being launched to support record stores that faced difficult setbacks throughout the COVID pandemic. Supported by the Association Of Independent
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DaBaby reportedly lost his headline Lollapalooza slot after failing to deliver a promised video apology for his recent homophobic comments. The rapper received widespread criticism for controversial comments he made surrounding homosexuality and HIV/AIDS on stage at Rolling Loud Miami on July 25. “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them
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BTS‘ ‘Butter‘ has surpassed Olivia Rodrigo‘s eight-week run at the top of Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart. The K-pop group’s second English language single, which was released in May, has now reached nine consecutive weeks in the Number One spot, beating Rodrigo’s previous US record so far in 2021 for ‘Drivers License‘. According to Billboard
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Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter is set to provide the score for a new ballet called Mythologies, it has been announced. The project is Bangalter’s first since Daft Punk announced they were parting ways in February 2021. Mythologies will be co-produced by Opéra National de Bordeaux and Ballet Preljocal. It will take place over 90 minutes
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Happy Mondays dancer Bez has made his vocal debut on ‘Flying Bus’, a new track that sees the Madchester legend team up with house producer DJ Doorly. The song, which also features vocals from Firouzeh, pays homage to the glory days of acid house, taking listeners back to the open-minded party hedonism of the Second Summer of Love. Featuring an infectious
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Billie Eilish has finally dropped her new album ‘Happier Than Ever’, and she’s given a statement on Instagram referring to its creation as the “most satisfying and profound experience” she’s ever had. In a lengthy Instagram post sharing the album artwork, Eilish wrote “‘Happier Than Ever’ my sophomore album is finally out. i can’t even
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