Kylie Minogue is on the cusp of releasing her new album ‘Disco’, and today (October 23), she’s dropped its latest single, ‘I Love It’. Complete with lush strings and a punchy horn section, ‘I Love It’ is straight up-and-down disco with a signature Minogue twist. Listen to the song below: Advertisement ‘I Love It’ marks the third track Minogue has dropped ahead of the November 6 release of ‘Disco’. She dropped lead single ‘Say Something’ back in July, and followed it up with ‘Magic’ late last month. “There’s a lot of early 2000s love around at the moment. Both...
Neil Young has shared the previously unreleased track ‘Homefires’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: Neil Young – ‘The Times’ EP review: classic protest songs reworked to reflect the current chaos Following on from ‘Come Along And Say You Will’, the song will appear on Young’s forthcoming ‘Archives Volume 2: 1972-1976’ box set (out November 20). ‘Homefires’, which features Tim Drummond on bass, was recorded back in 1974 but hasn’t been officially released until now. However, it has been performed live by Young on a number of occasions – most recently at his 2018 solo tour. Advertisement...
Jack Peñate has released a new song, ‘Remember In New York’ – listen below. The track follows the London musician’s ‘Noetics’ EP in August, which arrived a year on from his comeback album, ‘After You’. The record was Peñate’s first in a decade. Read more: Jack Peñate on new album ‘After You’ and his lengthy absence – “10 years was too long” ‘Remember In New York’ was written while walking through NYC’s Lower East Side, and is accompanied by a video and artwork created by collaborators David Spence and Finn Constantine. Advertisement Speaking about his 10-year absence in an...
Ice Cube has clarified that he is not a Donald Trump supporter after he received backlash for permitting the Republicans to add to his A Contract With Black America campaign. The rapper, who has long been a vocal advocate for racial equality, launched the CWBA campaign in July to address racism in the US and provide solutions. President Trump’s campaign team has since implemented elements of CWBA into its freshly unveiled Black Economic Empowerment Platinum Plan – a strategy to win over black voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election on November 3. Advertisement Cube was forced to explain...
Shaun Ryder and Bez have launched a new YouTube channel called Call The Cops – check out the trailer below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Shaun Ryder The first instalment of the Happy Mondays bandmates’ video venture will arrive on the platform this Sunday (October 25). In a trailer for the project, soundtracked by the Mondays’ ‘Step On’, Ryder explains: “We’ll be looking back at our lives but fuck knows what else we’ll be looking back at.” Advertisement Later in the clip, the pair discuss forming the Happy Mondays in 1980. “I mean, we were making...
Bruce Springsteen has released his Apple TV documentary Letter To You early. The musician took to Twitter to call out to Apple TV to push forward the release by a day, with the film initially due to premiere tomorrow (October 23) Read more: Bruce Springsteen – ‘Letter To You’ review: a powerful synthesis of past and present “Alright, E Streeters… enough waiting! @AppleTV, how about we release #LetterToYouFilm a little early?” Springsteen wrote, to which the streamers replied, “Anything for Bruce’s fans.” Alright, E Streeters… enough waiting! @AppleTV, how about we release #LetterToYouFilm a little early? — Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) October...
50 Cent has doubled down on his support for Donald Trump, after after voicing his concerns about proposed tax increases for top earners under Joe Biden. In an Instagram post earlier this week, the rapper conceded that “Trump doesn’t like black people”, but went on to share a screenshot from CNBC to illustrate his concern over apparent tax raises. Confirming his support once more, he shared a Fox News clip about his Trump endorsement. Advertisement “Yeah, i don’t want to be 20cent,” he captioned the post. “62% is a very, very, bad idea. i don’t like it!” View this...
DJ Drist released two of his latest and much-anticipated tracks titled “City Lights” and “Not Enough,” both via the Spanish label United Music Hits. Dropping “City Lights” by the end of September, Drist made a great surprise for his fans by releasing his brand new project “Not Enough” at the beginning of October. “Not Enough” is another one of Drist’s bops with various genres blended into his own signature sound running through. The tune has got hooks in all the right places with infectious lyrics laced up with a feminine touch by the vocalist and needless to say this delivery...
With protests against police brutality ongoing across Nigeria, Afrobeats star Davido has told NME there’s much more at stake in his country than just reforming law enforcement. With pressure mounting, the likes of Rihanna and Beyoncé are among the artists to have expressed their support for the #EndSARS campaign – after a number of citizens and police officers were killed in the African country’s largest city Lagos with protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) intensifying. “It’s about a lot of things now,” Davido told NME. “The government just has to do better.” Advertisement Davido was speaking before the...
A Diversity Taskforce led by the trade body UK Music has called on the music industry to dump the acronym BAME – describing it as an “outdated and offensive term”. The term, which refers to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnics, is set to be ditched as part of a new ten-point plan to boost diversity and inclusion in the music industry. The move follows focus groups and wide-ranging discussions across the music industry, and has received backing from UK Music – which is considered to be the collective voice of the UK music industry. Advertisement It is hoped that...