Diddy – aka Love – has announced the launch of Love Records, a new R&B label which will release his first solo album since 2006. The hip-hop mogul (real name Sean Combs) will maintain his supervision role at Bad Boy Entertainment – the label he founded in 1993, which put out albums by The Notorious B.I.G., Ma$e,
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Tove Lo has offered up a sombre cover of Olivia Rodrigo‘s hit song ‘good 4 u’, performing her take as part of Sweden’s P3 Radio Live sessions. Where Rodrigo’s original weaves a jaded sweetness into its angsty melodic punches, Lo’s rendition waxes melancholy. As textural interest seeps through by the second verse, Lo spins a
Apple has announced that it is officially discontinuing the iPod, after more than 20 years on the market. The MP3 player launched in 2001 with its original, click-wheel navigation, which was designed by Tony Fadell, who later invented the iPhone. The device was initially able to store up to 1,000 tracks. Following the original model,
Madonna is preparing to release a charitable NFT collection that includes a video of her avatar giving birth to a rapidly growing tree. READ MORE: Madame X review: Madonna concert movie proves the Queen of Pop is still in her prime The pop star’s Mother Of Creation collection is described in press material as a “labour of
A man from Long Island has pleaded guilty to two charges relating to hit-and-run incident that caused the death of Nicki Minaj’s father, Robert, in 2021. At a hearing last week (May 6), Charles Polevich pleaded guilty to one count of leaving the scene of an accident and another count of evidence tampering according to
Sharon Van Etten has shared a cinematic new video for ‘Mistakes’ – watch her wander around Brooklyn for the new visual below. READ MORE: Sharon Van Etten on the cover: “I have to be hopeful. I’m a mother and I want to be brave for my son” The track is taken from Van Etten’s sixth studio
Sheffield’s The Leadmill has teased a “big show announcement” due to be revealed tomorrow (May 9) as the venue continues to fight to stay open. In March, the team behind the iconic venue announced that it would be closing next year due to its landlord issuing a notice of eviction. In the weeks that followed,
Bikini Kill’s guitarist Erica Dawn Lyle and drum tech Vice Cooler (who also drums in The Raincoats) have announced a benefit compilation featuring contributions from The Linda Lindas and Kim Gordon. Bikini Kill vocalist Kathleen Hanna features on the album’s first single ‘Mirrorball’, which can be heard below. READ MORE: The 50 best music documentaries
Willow Kayne has released new single ‘Final Notice’ alongside a Human Traffic-inspired video – check it out below. ‘Final Notice’ is the first new material Kayne has released since she dropped debut EP ‘Playground Antics’ earlier this year. The track is, according to a press release, “a love letter to the junglist stylings of her
Wu-Tang Clan‘s iconic 1997 album ‘Wu-Tang Forever’ is turning 25, with an anniversary collection to mark the occasion. Get On Down and Legacy Recordings are releasing special edition merch to celebrate the double-disc record’s quarter-century, including the album as a 4xLP with accompanying lyric booklet, a silver 7-inch single of ‘Triumph’ with ‘Heaterz’ on the
Meek Mill has asked “big homie” Elon Musk to let him get in on his recent Twitter investment. The Tesla founder and entrepreneur successfully acquired the social media platform last month (April 25) for approximately $44billion (£34.5b). His offer was initially turned down by Twitter, which put a “poison pill” measure in place to stop
Doja Cat has released a new single titled ‘Vegas’, lifted from the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann’s forthcoming Elvis biopic. Released today (May 6), Doja’s new single takes the well-known song – originally sung by blues artist Big Mama Thornton in 1952, and famously covered by Elvis Presley four years later – and makes it her
Sea Girls have shared the official video for their new single ‘DNA’ – check it out below. The London band originally released the track as a limited edition blue 7″ vinyl for Record Store Day 2022, which took place on April 23. Following demand from fans, ‘DNA’ has now arrived on major streaming platforms and
Olivia Rodrigo has waded into the row over the US Supreme Court’s private vote to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which made abortion legal. Earlier this week, Politico published a leaked draft opinion penned by Justice Samuel Alito which argued that Roe v. Wade was “egregiously wrong from the start” adding that “it
Pete Davidson discussed his time living with Machine Gun Kelly in his mother’s basement during the Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival. Watch a clip of the moment below. Davidson shared the story during his first stand-up gig in three years, at Los Angeles live Netflix comedy festival on Friday (April 29). The Saturday Night Live
NCT’s Johnny Suh has offered his insight on his “nerve-racking” first Met Gala experience. Earlier this week, the Korean-American K-pop idol made his first-ever appearance at the Met Gala 2022, this year’s edition of one of the biggest fashion events of the year. The singer was dressed in a sleek black ensemble designed by Vietnamese
Linkin Park have said that they plan on communicating with their fans “a little more regularly” moving forward. READ MORE: Mike Shinoda on writing an album on Twitch, 20 years of ‘Hybrid Theory’ and Chester Bennington’s voice The band, who have been on hiatus since the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017, took to
Bad Bunny has revealed his fourth studio album, ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’, will be released this coming Friday (May 6). The announcement follows on from Bad Bunny’s unique reveal of the album’s title last month, when he announced ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ via a classified car advert. The ad, which was posted under his real
Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall‘s new project The WAEVE have announced a second London show, due to high demand. The former Blur guitarist-turned-solo star and the former Pipettes member-turned-Mark Ronson collaborator previously shared details of an intimate launch show at The Lexington set for May 4. Following that gig selling out, The WAEVE have
Morgan Wallen will perform at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards this month, a little over a year after footage of the country singer saying the N-word emerged. Set to take place on May 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, it will mark the first performance at a major awards ceremony for