Arcade Fire and David Byrne covered Plastic Ono Band‘s protest song ‘Give Peace A Chance’ at the final night of four Ukraine benefit gigs in New York City. The Canadian band were joined by the legendary soloist and former Talking Heads frontman for the rendition of John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band’s 1969 single last
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SHINee vocalist Onew is set to make his solo comeback next month. Earlier today (March 22), several South Korean news outlets reported that the K-pop idol is currently preparing to release new solo music sometime next month. This was later confirmed by SM Entertainment in a statement to MyDaily. “Onew is preparing his solo album
Saturday Night Live have announced the names set to host and perform during the first three shows in April. READ MORE: SNL heroes: stunning Saturday Night Live performances by your favourite stars On April 2, host Jerrod Carmichael will be joined by musical guest Gunna, while the following weekend on April 9, Camila Cabello will perform as Jake Gyllenhaal
Nine Inch Nails have announced details of three new UK headline shows to take place this summer – get tickets here. The band, who are already set to play a pair of gigs at the Eden Project in Cornwall this June, will now stop in Glasgow, Manchester and London too. The new tour will begin
Four people have been injured during a shooting in downtown Austin outside a venue being used for this year’s South By Southwest (SXSW) festival. A gunman opened fire near the Alamo Ritz theatre around 2:50am this morning (March 20), according to local police (via The Independent). The incident at East 6th St and Neches St. left four people
Ukrainian punk band Beton have turned The Clash‘s ‘London Calling’ into a protest song against the Russian invasion – listen to ‘Kyiv Calling’ below. Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and declared martial law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on February 24. Since then, The United
The title track from the imminent posthumous album by A Tribe Called Quest‘s Phife Dawg has been shared – listen to ‘Forever’ below. READ MORE: RIP Phife Dawg: a look back at A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘The Low End Theory’ The record, also called ‘Forever’, arrives on Tuesday (March 22) – six years to the day
Details of every song that appears in the new season of Top Boy have been released. The show returned to Netflix yesterday (March 18), and sees Ashley Walters, Kano, Michael Ward and more back in the cast. Advertisement Harry Mosco – ‘Peaceful Dub’ Episode 2Amaarae – ‘Leave Me Alone’RIMON – ‘Nighttime’Intik – ‘Interlude 2’ Episode 3Jorja Smith
Limp Bizkit have announced plans for a North American tour next month – buy your tickets here. READ MORE: Limp Bizkit – ‘Still Sucks’ review: the nu-metal dads keep the good times rollin’ The nu-metal icons’ ‘Still Sucks’ jaunt will take in 19 dates kicking off at the Hard Rock Live in Tampa, Florida, before making their
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have added a second London date to their upcoming run of UK shows due to an “overwhelming demand” for tickets. The art-punk three-piece will play their first UK headline shows in over nine years with a trio of dates in June. After kicking off the run at the O2 Apollo in Manchester
Jack Harlow has announced the release of his second album, ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You’. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the Kentucky rapper revealed that his latest single ‘Nail Tech’ is the first to be taken from his upcoming new record, the follow-up to 2020’s ‘That’s What They All Say’. “It’s probably
Ed Sheeran has teased his next “curveball” project, confirming that it’s coming very soon. Speaking to The Project NZ about his upcoming Australia and New Zealand stadium tour, the singer-songwriter explained the reasoning behind naming his albums after mathematical symbols. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran’s ‘Bad Habits’ is an on-trend bop from one of the savviest men
Florence + The Machine have announced two intimate US shows for next month. Tickets will be available here. The London band, who shared plans for their fifth album ‘Dance Fever’ last week, will be playing Los Angeles Theatre on April 29 and Alice Tully Hall in New York City on May 6. Tickets are set
Cardi B has shared an unlikely love for My Chemical Romance, saying that people “don’t make music like this anymore”. READ MORE: My Chemical Romance live in Los Angeles: A triumphant, cathartic return Taking to social media yesterday (March 15), Cardi shared a tweet linking to the official video for the rock band’s 2004 hit single
The Cure have shared details of a new charity band t-shirt that provides support for Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country. READ MORE: On the cover: Exclusive – Robert Smith on 40 years and the future of The Cure Blue-and-yellow-coloured t-shirts bearing the band’s logo are now available to purchase for £20 here. The hues
Former IZ*ONE member Miyawaki Sakura has spoken about her move to HYBE Labels’ Source Music in a letter to fans. Yesterday (March 14), a representative from Source Music shared that ex-IZ*ONE members Miyawaki and Kim Chae-won had signed “exclusive contracts with the agency” and would be joining its upcoming girl group. Later that day, the
Beabadoobee has announced the title of her forthcoming second studio album – ‘Beatopia’. The singer-songwriter has been teasing the follow-up to her 2020 debut album ‘Fake It Flowers’ and last year’s ‘Our Extended Play’ EP for a while, and it’s expected to land this year. The Dirty Hit-signed artist revealed the news of the album title via
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.
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