Meek Mill has aired a number of grievances against his label Atlantic Records, saying they were delaying the release of his new music against his wishes. He said he was “blackballed” by the label during the release of his last album ‘Expensive Pain’ and accused them of “outsmarting young black kids taking advantage and calling
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India.Arie is leaving Spotify, citing their exclusive hosting of Joe Rogan’s podcast and his “language around race” as the reason she pulled her music. In an announcement on her Instagram last night (January 31), she shared the details behind her decision to leave the streaming giant – following on from Neil Young’s exit due to
Aerosmith have cancelled their forthcoming UK and European tour due to the coronavirus pandemic. The jaunt was originally scheduled to take place in 2020 but was pushed back to 2021. It was later rescheduled again for this summer but has now been pulled again. “It is with deep regret we must announce that our European Tour,
Baby Keem has unveiled details of his 2022 tour dates. The ‘Melodic Blue’ tour will see Baby Keem hit the road this spring for a North American tour in support of his debut album. The rapper took to social media last week to announce the tour, which will begin on March 7 in Cincinnati and
It’s been confirmed that Sam Fender will perform at The BRIT Awards 2022. He’ll be sharing the stage with previously announced artists Doja Cat, Dave, Ed Sheeran, Holly Humberstone, Liam Gallagher and Little Simz. READ MORE: Sam Fender: “This album is probably the best thing I’ve done in my life” Advertisement Fender won the Rising
Bad Bunny took on wrestler Brock Lesnar at WWE’s Royal Rumble in St. Louis, Missouri on Saturday (January 29). The reggaeton star’s history with WWE began in 2021 when he wrote the track ‘Booker T’, named after one of the organisation’s wrestlers. Bad Bunny went on to perform the song at the 2021 Royal Rumble,
Janet Jackson has revealed that she advised Justin Timberlake to not comment on their infamous Super Bowl incident. In 2004, during her half-time performance at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, Jackson suffered a “wardrobe malfunction” after Timberlake accidentally ripped a part of her top and exposed her breast, prompting huge controversy across America. This weekend, the singer’s
Cher is set to pay tribute to Betty White by performing the Golden Girls theme song in an upcoming TV special celebrating the life of the late actor. White died of a stroke on New Year’s Eve (December 31) at the age of 99 at her home in Brentwood, California. The beloved actor and entertainment personality, who would
Creeper side-project Salem have released a new version of ‘Fall Out Of Love’, as heard in 2022’s Scream. The track originally featured as the opening track to their 2020 self-titled debut EP but now the duo (Will Gould and Matt Reynolds) have collaborated with alt-pop star Carlie Hanson for a new take on ‘Fall Out
Rock In Rio 2022 has launched a new “Global Experience” package that will give fans access to the festival on both sides of the Atlantic. The legendary festival makes its return this year after being cancelled in both 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. 2022 will mark the first time that Rock In
Christina Aguilera has announced details of a UK arena tour this summer. READ MORE: Christina Aguilera – ‘Liberation’ review Aguilera will perform at Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena and The O2 in London in August. Tickets for the gigs go on general sale at 9am on February 4. You can get tickets here.
The 2022 festival, which takes place on June 2 and 3, will mark its 10th anniversary at a new location – Ashton Court Estate, an 860-acre site near the city centre. It will make use of a new Bank Holiday on June 3, introduced to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee. Advertisement Other acts on
The Great Escape has announced 100 more acts for its 2022 festival, including Yard Act, The Amazons and Rebecca Black. The Brighton music showcase will return between May 11-14, having cancelled its 2020 and 2021 editions due to COVID-related restrictions. Organisers confirmed the first 50 performers for this year last September. 100 more artists have today (January
Spotify will remove Neil Young’s music from its platform following the musician’s calls for it to do so earlier this week. On Monday (January 24), Young published an open letter – which has since been deleted – expressing his feelings about content like the Joe Rogan Experience podcast “spreading false information about vaccines”. “They can
Gaz Coombes has announced details of a solo UK tour. The Supergrass frontman will be road-testing his new solo material on the tour, while also treating fans to cuts from his ‘Matador’ (2015) and ‘World’s Strongest Man’ (2018) records. Kicking off in London at The Lexington on April 14, Coombes will then visit intimate venues
Billie Eilish has announced that she’s had to postpone a couple of dates on the US leg of her upcoming ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour. The tour is set to kick off in New Orleans on February 3 and includes two nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden on February 18-19, and will wrap up with
Sigrid has rescheduled her upcoming UK and Ireland tour dates to November, while also adding four more live dates to her schedule. The Norwegian artist had been set to embark on her biggest-ever tour of the UK, Ireland and Europe in March. READ MORE: Sigrid: “There’s a part of me that comes out when I play
Charlie Puth has revealed that he created most of his new album on TikTok. The singer said in a new interview that his self-titled follow-up to 2018’s ‘Voicenotes‘ is finished. He said TikTok enabled him to create the majority of its songs. Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Puth said: “I’m going to
Mike Skinner has announced a weekly residency at London’s XOYO which is set to begin in March. The Streets mastermind has teamed up with the independent promoters Weird Science for the new live series, which will kick off on March 4. Skinner will appear at XOYO in Shoreditch on every Friday in March, with more
Canadian actress Neve Campbell has reacted to The Weeknd name-dropping her on his new album ‘Dawn FM’. READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsight On the track ‘Here We Go… Again’, fellow Canadian Abel Tesfaye sings: “I loved her right, make her scream like Neve