Former IZ*ONE members Miyawaki Sakura and Kim Chae-won will return as bandmates in Source Music’s as-yet-unnamed new girl group, the entertainment company has confirmed. On March 14, a representative from Source Music shared a statement confirming that the two idols had signed “exclusive contracts with the agency” and would be joining its upcoming girl group.
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Kae Tempest has discussed publicly coming out as non-binary for the first time in a new interview, reflecting on the “beautiful but difficult” process. Tempest, who will release new album ‘The Line Is A Curve’ next month (April 8), announced in summer 2020 that they would be changing their name and wants to be referred
Dolly Parton has shared her feelings on selling the rights to her back catalogue, as some of her peers have done recently, in a new interview. The likes of Neil Diamond, Sting, Bob Dylan, ZZ Top, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks and more have all sold their back catalogues in recent months and years. Asked in
Singer Traci Braxton died yesterday (March 11) at the age of 50, her family has confirmed in a statement. The star, who is the sister of fellow singers Toni and Tamar Braxton, had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. “Traci passed this morning as the snow was falling, our angel is now a snowflake,” her family
Grimes’ highly-anticipated sixth studio album has been compared to seminal releases by both Smashing Pumpkins and Beyoncé. During a conversation for a new cover feature with Vanity Fair, interviewer Devin Gordon noted that the upcoming “space opera”-themed album, ‘Book 1’ was Grimes’ “‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ with a hint of ‘Lemonade’.” In the
Warner and Sony Music have become the latest music groups to suspend their operations in Russia as the ongoing war with Ukraine continues. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” Ukraine officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin
BTS‘ Jungkook has shared his thoughts on the cheering ban at the group’s recent concerts in Seoul due to COVID-19. Earlier this week, the K-pop group’s label Big Hit Music said in a statement that there would be a ban on “cheering loudly, yelling, chanting and standing up” during the boyband’s Seoul concerts, in alignment
Charli XCX has shared the full track listing for upcoming new album ‘Crash’, – check it out below. READ MORE: Charli XCX live in London: isolation anthems finally get their special airing Charli’s new album is due to land on March 18 and the musician shared full details earlier today (March 10) of the album’s 12
Red Velvet will be sampling J. S. Bach’s ‘Air On The G String’ on their upcoming single, ‘Feel My Rhythm’. The girl group’s label, SM Entertainment, told South Korean media outlet Herald Pop today (March 10) that the quintet’s much-anticipated comeback single would feature a sample of ‘Air In The G String’. The arrangement is the
TikTok star Sam Ryder is reportedly being lined up to represent the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. According to the The Mirror, BBC bosses are preparing to reveal the viral star as this year’s entrant with his recent single ‘Space Man’. Ryder found viral acclaim after he started posting covers and at-home karaoke
Rex Orange County has shared a jazzy new collaboration with Tyler, The Creator called ‘Open A Window’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now. The British artist and the US rapper previously teamed up on Tyler’s 2017 album ‘Flower Boy’. ‘Open A Window’ is the third track to be taken from Rex’s
Sigrid has shared her galactic new single ‘It Gets Dark’, which pays tribute to both the highs and lows of life – listen to it below. The single is the latest to be taken from the Norwegian pop star’s upcoming second album, which has yet to be announced. “I have never ever been this far
ASTRO members Moonbin and Sanha have tested positive for COVID-19, days before the release of their new mini-album. Yesterday (March 7), the duo’s label Fantagio Music took to the boyband’s official fan café website to announce that the two members, who also form the sub-unit Moonbin & Sanha, have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. According
Phoebe Bridgers has announced a new run of live shows as part of her ‘Reunion’ tour, including her first full UK tour dates since 2018. The singer-songwriter kicked off the US leg of her ‘Reunion’ tour last September, following the release of her 2020 album ‘Punisher’. Today (March 7), she’s unveiled more US dates as
BLACKPINK will soon be making their return, according to member Jennie. Several YG Entertainment artists, including BLACKPINK’s Jennie, recently gathered and appeared on the YouTube channel The Game Caterers for a chat and play a series of games. Other artists present were Sechskies’ Jiwon, AKMU’s Chanhyuk, WINNER’s Jinu, Mino and Yoon, iKON’s Jay and Song
Florence + The Machine have announced another new song, ‘Heaven Is Here’, which will arrive imminently. The Florence Welch-led group made their comeback last month with the new single ‘King’, which marked their first piece of new music since last year’s Cruella soundtrack contribution, ‘Call Me Cruella’. Posting on Instagram earlier today (March 6), Welch
Stevie Wonder has spoken out in support of the Ukraine, which he says is “in a battle for the soul of the world” due to it ongoing conflict with Russia. In a video statement shared on Friday (March 4), the Motown legend condemned Russia’s “evil” invasion and called for people to rise up in order to
Limmy has responded to Sam Fender and his band calling him “the best comedian to ever live”. On Wednesday night (March 2), Fender won Best Album In The World and Best Album By A UK Artist at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for ‘Seventeen Going Under’ after performing the title track to open the ceremony.
BADBADNOTGOOD have shared a new single titled ‘Open Channels’, which was previously only available on physical copies of their 2021 LP. The track was uploaded to streaming services earlier in the week, arriving as a moody, ambling, jazz-fuelled journey across a four-and-a-half-minute runtime. It was accompanied by a Sylvain Chaussée-directed music video, shot almost entirely
Camila Cabello has released her new collaboration with Ed Sheeran – you can listen to ‘Bam Bam’ below. First announced last month, the singer/songwriter then shared a snippet of the track earlier this week (February 28). Cabello has now released ‘Bam Bam’, which was produced by Ricky Reed, Edgar Barrera and Cheche Alara and written