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
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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
The dramatic new trailer for Wu-Tang: An American Saga has arrived – you can watch the trailer below. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our ‘In Conversation’ video chat with RZA The biography of the iconic hip-hop group, the second series will arrive on Hulu on September 8. While season one focussed on the group’s formation,
Footage has emerged of a toddler crashing the stage at last month’s Obscene Extreme metal festival at Battlefield Trutnov, Czech Republic. On July 17, day two of the three-day event, Prague thrash metal outfit Force of Hell were delivering a pulverising song when the youngster joined them on stage. In footage shared to Youtube on
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
Britney Spears‘ lawyer has filed new legal documents requesting a judge boost a court hearing around her controversial conservatorship. READ MORE: Britney Spears’ court appearance was a display of her strength, and the power of #FreeBritney It comes after the singer was recently given permission to hire her own lawyer, Matthew Rosengart, who has since filed
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
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
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