Kanye West has released his long-awaited and repeatedly delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’ on streaming services, and fans have been quick to share their views on social media. READ MORE: Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so far Despite question marks over the potential involvement of Marilyn Manson and DaBaby, one of the main talking
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The Black Crowes have rescheduled their upcoming UK and Ireland tour for a second time due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The ‘Shake Your Money Maker’ tour, which is currently travelling across the US, celebrates 30 years of the Georgia rock band’s – now comprised of brothers Rich and Chris Robinson, and Sven Pipien – debut album.
BTS have explained why they made the decision to start writing and singing their new hits in English. READ MORE: Tomorrow X Together – ‘The Chaos Chapter: Fight Or Escape’ review: of rock riffs and fond fan tributes Speaking to Billboard following their new remix of their second English single ‘Butter’ featuring Megan Thee Stallion yesterday (August
Headie One has made his return, sharing new track and video ‘2 Chains’ – watch the flame-filled video below. READ MORE: Headie One – ‘Edna’ review: proof the Tottenham MC is the king of drill and so much more besides The drill star’s new track sees him referencing everyone from The Weeknd to football star Thierry
Nandi Bushell has finally met Foo Fighters in person – and performed with them live. Bushell became an internet sensation last year after posting videos of herself drumming along to songs by a number of artists, including the Foos. It culminated with Bushell taking part in a remote virtual drum-off with Foos frontman Dave Grohl
Machine Gun Kelly is set to co-direct a new film with rapper Mod Sun, based off a screenplay the pair also wrote together. READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever” Principal photography has commenced in Los Angeles on Good Mourning with a U, which MGK
A new special edition of The Beatles’ final studio album ‘Let It Be’ has been announced. Originally released in May 1970, the classic record includes such songs as ‘Get Back’, ‘The Long and Winding Road’ and ‘For You Blue’. ‘Let It Be’ is now set to be celebrated on October 15 with a special edition
Black Thought has denied speculation that his band The Roots are due to face the Fugees in an upcoming VERZUZ battle. The rapper was approached by HipHoxDX yesterday (August 24) to verify if a widely shared flyer detailing the forthcoming rap fight was real. He confirmed that it wasn’t. Per the outlet, a flyer that placed
Halsey‘s imminent new album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ is set to feature Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and more special guests. The album, produced by Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, is set for release this Friday (August 27) via Capitol Records. READ MORE: The Big Read – Halsey:
Kanye West has filed a petition in a California court to change his legal name to his well-known nickname, Ye. In documents filed on Tuesday (August 24), and seen by TMZ, if the court approves the name change, West’s full name of Kanye Omari West would be legally changed to the mononym. According to the
R.E.M. have announced details of a 25th anniversary reissue of their acclaimed 1996 album, ‘New Adventures In Hi-Fi’. READ MORE: R.E.M. tell us about 25 years of ‘Monster’: “We needed swagger – to be loud and raw” The reissue, set to be released on October 29, comes as part of the band’s 40th anniversary celebrations, and
Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has provided an update after recently revealing he had tested positive for COVID-19. After confirming his diagnosis late last week, Taylor shared a video on social media telling fans he is “out of the woods” and recovering. READ MORE: Corey Taylor: “If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot
The Babe Ruth of bassists, Leland Sklar, credited on over 25,000 songs (200+ platinum records) with James Taylor, Ray Charles, Phil Collins, TOTO, Carole King, George Strait, Crosby, Nash & Young and scores more, shares pieces of history through NFTs created by Cosmic Wire. Leland launches his NFT collection by offering 3D art from his
Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing
Travers was a saxophone player and songwriter with the band. A statement from the band said that Travers died at his home in Moseley on Sunday (August 22). He had been suffering from cancer. A statement from the band to PA said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our comrade, brother, founding
LL Cool J was joined by a number of guests on-stage during his live set at We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert over the weekend. Taking place last Saturday (August 21), the rapper performed a number of hits from his back catalogue, including his ’90s track ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’. Throughout the medley, Fat
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against H.E.R., as well as DJ Camper, Justin Love and Sony Music Entertainment, over the 2016 song ‘Focus’. First filed in June 2020, the complaint alleged that ‘Focus’, taken from H.E.R.’s self-titled 2017 LP, intentionally infringed upon Andre Sims’ original composition ‘Endless Minds’ without consent or compensation.
A man has died after falling off a balcony at a Dead & Company concert in New York. On Friday (August 20), a gig-goer fell to his death at Citi Field – the home of the New York Mets baseball team – while trying to do a flip on a balcony during the intermission of
Coronavirus cases linked to the Event Research Programme (ERP) were “largely in line with or below community infection rate”, new government data has revealed. Thirty-seven pilot events took place over the course of a four-month period to determine the safety of large-scale gatherings post-COVID lockdown. Included in the programme was Blossoms’ Liverpool show, the BRIT
Kendrick Lamar has revealed that he’s in the process of producing his final album for his label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). Taking to social media earlier this evening (August 20), the rapper posted an image of a desktop folder labelled “nu thoughts” with a link to a message on his website. “I spend most of