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Dave Navarro, Taylor Hawkins and Chris Chaney have teamed up to form a new band called NHC – you can hear the group’s first new tracks below. Jane’s Addiction bassist Chaney and Foo Fighters drummer Hawkins previously played together in Alanis Morissette’s live band in the ’90s, while Chaney is also a part of Hawkins’

Nicki Minaj has hit back at the White House after officials denied that she was invited to Washington. Minaj tweeted yesterday (September 15) that “the White House has invited me” to address her questions about the COVID-19 vaccine before adding: “Yes, I’m going”. But according to a White House official, the rapper was simply offered

The Late Show host Stephen Colbert has parodied Nicki Minaj‘s now-infamous COVID-19 misinformation tweet with a parody of her 2011 hit ‘Super Bass’. The parody was entitled ‘Super Balls’, a reference to Minaj tweeting second-hand and unverified anecdotal information about her cousin’s friend having an adverse side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine. Pre-empted by footage of

Parcels have announced details of their second album ‘Day/Night’ and shared their new single ‘Somethinggreater’. The Australian-born, Berlin-based band released their self-titled debut record in 2018 and are set to return with its follow-up in November. ‘Day/Night’ is made up of “two self-contained albums” and was recorded at Paris’ La Frette Studios. It was produced

John Lydon of the Sex Pistols has opened up about his financial struggles, which he said have worsened after losing a legal battle against his former bandmates last month. Lydon was sued after refusing to license the group’s music for inclusion in Danny Boyle’s upcoming biopic series, Pistol, with guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul

Todd Rundgren has vented his frustration over working with Kanye West on his recent album ‘DONDA’. According to Rundgren he contributed to the record over a year and amassed “three albums worth of Kanye stems on my computer.” He said he was initially put in touch with West via the rapper’s longtime collaborator, 88-Keys. Advertisement “I

Wiley has been granted additional time to prepare for a forthcoming court appearance, with a judge giving him a two-week extension to apply for legal aid and consult his solicitors. The grime MC was charged with burglary and assault last month after allegedly breaking into former world kickboxing champion Ali Jacko’s home in East London,

James Blake has released ‘Famous Last Words’, another cut from his forthcoming album ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’. The single, which premiered today (September 13) on Apple Music 1’s The Zane Lowe Show, follows July’s ‘Say What You Will‘ and last month’s ‘Life Is Not The Same‘. The multi-instrumentalist and producer’s fifth album is released

Machine Gun Kelly performed latest single ‘Papercuts’ at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever” With a backing band in tow that included frequent collaborator Travis Barker, the rapper-turned-pop-punk star began

Metallica read some one-star reviews of their seminal record ‘The Black Album’ during an appearance on US TV. The band are celebrating the album’s 30th anniversary with a new box set and a covers compilation called ‘The Metallica Blacklist’. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Friday (September 10), Metallica taped a segment where

J Balvin announced on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that he’ll be heading on tour next year in support of his new album ‘Jose’. Appearing on the program on Thursday (September 9), Balvin was quizzed by host Fallon about rumours of a tour announcement. “There were rumours of you announcing a tour or going

Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender in California. As Pitchfork reports, federal court documents show Petty had initially pleaded not guilty to the single-count indictment in March 2020, but later formally changed his plea on Thursday (September 9). He is scheduled to be sentenced in

London DJ Jax Jones (real name Timucin Lam) has announced a six-date run of UK headline shows, kicking off in Nottingham next March. The tour will then roll through Manchester, London, Sheffield and Liverpool, wrapping up in Birmingham before the month’s end. You can take a look at the full list of dates below, with

The Scottish government has announced that it will go ahead with the implementation of coronavirus vaccine passports as a requirement for entry into nightclubs in Scotland. READ MORE: The Tories’ funding cuts threaten to make the arts (even more of a) playground for the rich Yesterday (September 9), Scottish MPs ruled in favour of the

BTS and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin have released their special episode of the YouTube Originals series Released. In the 18-minute episode of the webseries, the boyband talk about the inspiration behind the dance challenge for their latest English-language single ‘Permission To Dance’, and how they feel about the impact they’ve had on ARMYs (the name

Coldplay will be the first act to play the newly renamed Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington next month. The concert will take place on October 22, a week after the band release their ninth studio album, ‘Music Of The Spheres,’ their follow-up to 2019’s Grammy-nominated ‘Everyday Life’. R&B group We Are KING will open

Carl Bean, the US gospel artist and minister best known for singing a rendition of gay pride anthem ‘I Was Born This Way’, has died at the age of 77. The news was confirmed by representatives from Unity Fellowship Church Movement, a denomination founded by Bean that primarily welcomed Black LGBTQ+ worshippers. The church said

An EDM festival in Pennsylvania, US has been likened to the infamous Fyre Festival. Elements Music & Arts Festival, which took place from Friday (September 3) to Monday (September 6), has been described as a “shit show” that is alleged to have left people without basic necessities including water and prevented ticket-holders from ever entering

Producer Mike Dean has spoken on his experience working with Kanye West on his new album ‘DONDA’, describing it as “gruelling”. Speaking to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, the producer explained how West would shape the album based on in-person and online reactions after each listening party. “It was interesting. It was gruelling, lots of hours,