Billie Eilish has opened up about avoiding social media following comments about her body. READ MORE: Billie Eilish’s ‘Your Power’ is a quietly potent response to abuse of power Speaking to the LA Times, Eilish revealed that in July, she stopped reading the comments on her Instagram account where she has 87.8million followers. When asked why,
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Vince Staples‘ enchanting take on NPR’s long-running Tiny Desk series has made it to the Internet, sporting a handful of choice cuts from the rapper’s newly minted fourth album. The set was recorded, as the series has been since the COVID-19 pandemic broke, from outside the series’ usual home of All Songs Considered host Bob
Vince Staples has stated that he “won’t be supporting” an upcoming rap film inspired by Mac Miller, which was recently called out by the late rapper’s family. The movie, which stars Machine Gun Kelly, was set to be titled Good News, a direct nod to Mac’s first posthumous single, and the storyline was reportedly inspired by
Coldplay have shared the closing track to their forthcoming ninth album, ‘Music Of The Spheres’ – a ten-minute epic titled ‘Coloratura’. Echoing the rhapsodic prog-rock vibes of Pink Floyd circa ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’, the new track marks an ambitious step into uncharted territory for Coldplay, though not eschewing too far from the alt-rockers’
Campers are arriving at Henham Park today (July 22) for Latitude Festival, the UK’s first major festival to be held following ‘freedom day’. The 35,000-capacity event, set to be headlined by Bastille, Bombay Bicycle Club, Wolf Alice and The Chemical Brothers, had already been given the green light before the lifting of COVID restrictions as festival organiser Melvin Benn announced in
Kanye West has shared a partial tracklist of his long-awaited forthcoming album, ‘Donda’, expected to be released tomorrow. Based on an Instagram post from the rapper, ‘Donda’ will contain at least 15 tracks, including ‘No Child Left Behind’, which was previewed in a Beats advertisement earlier this week. Advertisement The tracklist has notable differences from
The Linda Lindas have released a brand new single called ‘Oh!’ – you can listen to it below. The Los Angeles viral teen punk sensations have returned with their first new music since their anti-racism track, ‘Racist, Sexist Boy’, went viral back in May, catching the attention of a number of high-profile names including Rage
Grimes has shared a snippet of another unreleased song on her social media. Titled ‘100 Percent Tragedy’ on TikTok, the new track is a club-ready dance-pop number. The accompanying video features Grimes dancing in slow motion, bathed in a pink light. “My label thinks this isn’t a single what do y’all think? Imo this song
Coldplay have confirmed the arrival of their new album ‘Music Of The Spheres’ later this year. Produced by pop supremo Max Martin, the ninth record from the London band is set to arrive on October 15th. A new album trailer also accompanies the announcement, which takes fans on a cosmic journey across the record’s twelve
The Foo Fighters‘ disco side project, the Dee Gees, have shared their debut album ‘Hail Satin’ to streaming platforms. Previewed back in February with the band’s take on the Bee Gees’ ‘You Should Be Dancing’, the album originally arrived as part of a Record Store Day drop on July 17, and was recorded at the
Ricky Wilson looks to be releasing an album made for children. The Kaiser Chiefs‘ frontman said in a new interview that his attempts to write a novel led him to writing songs suitable for children’s ears because he noticed how many of the sentences rhymed naturally. He told The Sun: “I’ve written a children’s record,
Margo Price has released a music video for her recently released cover of The Beatles‘ ‘Help!’. The cover is lifted from Price’s live album, ‘Live From The Other Side’, which arrived last Friday (July 16). Just like in her recent performance for Colbert, Price is joined by vocalists Adia Victoria, Allison Russell, Kam Franklin and
A lyric in the first line of Bruce Springsteen‘s track ‘Thunder Road’ is to be edited 46 years after the song’s release. The track, which is the first song on The Boss’ legendary 1975 album ‘Born To Run’, has been the subject of scrutiny over the years with regards to its first line. Official versions
Billie Eilish has spoken about trying to control the narrative around her by wearing baggy clothes, saying it “didn’t really work”. The pop star is known for wearing baggy outfits on stage and in public appearances and, in a campaign for Calvin Klein in 2019, revealed she did so to stop people from having opinions
Legendary music producer Rick Rubin is expanding his film and TV ambitions by signing a new production deal. The producer, whose new documentary on Paul McCartney McCartney, 3, 2, 1 premiered yesterday (July 16) on Hulu, will push his famous Shangri La Recording Studios further into the silver and small screen worlds in a partnership
Iconic rapper Biz Markie – born Marcel Theo Hall, and branded the ‘Clown Prince of Hip Hop’ by virtue of his legendary tenure as a pioneer of the genre, and his inimitable sense of humour – has died at age 57. News of his passing was confirmed by rep Jenni Izumi, who wrote in a
Megan Thee Stallion has thanked her fans for their support after her debut studio album ‘Good News’ went platinum in the US. The record was released back in November and features collaborations with the likes of Beyoncé, DaBaby and SZA. ‘Good News’ has been awarded platinum status this week by the Recording Industry Association of
Trippie Redd has released a synth-driven new single titled ‘Holy Smokes’, featuring guest vocals from Lil Uzi Vert. The track follows ‘Miss The Rage’ – a collaboration with Playboi Carti that Redd dropped back in May – as the second single from Redd’s anticipated fourth album ‘Trip At Knight’, which is due for release later
TikTok has responded to criticism from a comedian which claimed that phrases including ‘Black Lives Matter’ and “Black success” were banned from the platform. Ziggi Tyler recently called out TikTok in videos showing that the app allowed words including “neo-Nazi”, “pro-white” and “white supremacist” to be included in the bios of content creators on the
Foo Fighters have postponed their Los Angeles show this weekend, following a confirmed case of COVID-19 “within the Foo Fighters organisation”. Making the announcement on social media, the band said the July 17 show is being pushed back to a currently unconfirmed date, “despite having made every effort to follow CDC COVID protocols and local