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BLACKPINK’s Rosé says she will “treasure” John Mayer-gifted guitar “for life”

Rosé of BLACKPINK has shared how she felt when she first received a gift from John Mayer. READ MORE: ‘BLACKPINK: The Movie’ review: a reminder of the joy of live music with the world’s biggest girl group In July, the American singer-songwriter had surprised the K-pop idol with a pink electric guitar as thanks for covering one of his songs. In a recent “Ask Me Anything” video with Elle Korea, the Korean-Australian idol talked about her reaction to receiving it and her feelings about the gift. “When I received , somebody form my company, they kind of surprised...

Riley Gale Foundation launches in honour of late Power Trip frontman

A foundation has been set up to honour Riley Gale, the late frontman for Texas thrash outfit Power Trip, almost one year after his death at the age of 34. READ MORE: A tribute to Power Trip’s Riley Gale, a self-styled ordinary guy who made a modern metal masterpiece The Riley Gale Foundation will support LGBTQ+ organisations, animal rescues and mental health initiatives, and will be administered by Gale’s family, with all net proceeds raised by the foundation dispersed to those in need. A press release announcing the launch of the foundation called Gale “a champion for those who...

Watch LL Cool J perform with friends at We Love NYC concert

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 Joe, Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma and French Montana all made appearances. Watch a snippet of the performance below: Advertisement Elsewhere during the concert, LL Cool J brought on Run-DMC’s Rev Run for a live rendition of the hip-hop group’s track ‘It’s Tricky’. Grandmaster Flash...

Tyler, The Creator announces tour of Australia and New Zealand for 2022

Tyler, The Creator has today (August 23) announced he’ll be taking ‘Call Me If You Get Lost‘ on the road across Australia and New Zealand next year. The ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ tour will take place from July 26-August 2. These dates coincide with the festival Splendour In The Grass, which the Flowerboy is set to headline in Byron Bay on Sunday July 24. Tyler, The Creator will be accompanied by ‘telepatía’ singer Kali Uchis for all four dates across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland. The pair collaborated on ‘After The Storm’ back in 2018, which appeared...

Isle of Wight Festival promoter John Giddings apologises for “lady rock band” comments

Isle Of Wight Festival promoter John Giddings has apologised after asking for suggestions of “lady rock bands” to add to the festival’s line-up. After tweeting the request, the festival organiser was criticised on social media for his choice of wording. READ MORE: Where are all the female headliners? Festival bookers, bands and fans weigh in on how to change the narrative “Please reassess your wording/thought process. I appreciate you are (hopefully) trying to offer women musicians opportunities, but this should be standard, not a token gesture,” Twitter user @okaychloegreen wrote. “Also, ‘lady rock’ is really demeaning.” Advertisement Giddings quickly apologised...

Watch Sleater-Kinney join Wilco onstage in New York for ‘A Shot In The Arm’

Sleater-Kinney joined Wilco onstage in New York at the latest stop on their co-headlining tour last night (August 21). The two bands are currently on the road together in North America and played at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. READ MORE: Sleater-Kinney – ‘Path of Wellness’ review: rockers take direct route in tackling our plight Sleater-Kinney appeared onstage during Wilco’s set at the venue to play the song ‘A Shot In The Arm’ with them. The track originally appeared on Wilco’s third album ‘Summerteeth’, which was released in 1999. Advertisement Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker provided backing vocals on the...

Megan Thee Stallion addresses her haters on ‘Tuned In Freestyle’

Megan Thee Stallion has shared a new freestyle on her Twitter page called ‘Tuned In Freestyle’ – scroll down the page to watch it now. It follows the Houston rapper’s recent standalone track ‘Outta Town Freestyle’, which arrived earlier this month (August 13). READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” The new release finds Megan addressing her haters in several lines. “Talk about something y’all like, stop talking ‘bout me,” she raps. “Since y’all hate a bitch so much/ The way broke bitches coming for me know it gotta be free.” Advertisement Later, she...

BLACKPINK’s Lisa shares teaser poster for debut solo release

BLACKPINK’s Lisa has shared a teaser poster for her forthcoming debut solo release, hinting that the project will arrive imminently. The K-pop group’s rapper and main dancer will be the third member to share their solo work, following Jennie in 2018 and Rosé earlier this year. READ MORE: ‘BLACKPINK: The Movie’ review: a reminder of the joy of live music with the world’s biggest girl group The poster was shared to BLACKPINK’s social media channels earlier today (August 22). It shows a blurry image of the star under her name and the words: “Coming soon”. Advertisement A release date for...

Watch Laura Jane Grace perform at Four Seasons Total Landscaping

Laura Jane Grace has performed at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, the site of a bizarre press conference from the Trump campaign in the days after last year’s US presidential election. The Against Me! musician played a 16-song set at the Philadelphia location yesterday (August 21) ahead of shows at the city’s more traditional venue Kung Fu Neck Tie. READ MORE: Laura Jane Grace: “JK Rowling has no grounds to speak on the transgender experience because she knows nothing about it” According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, around 200 people attended the show for which tickets sold out in 17 minutes. The...

SZA surprise releases three new songs, ‘Nightbird’, ‘I Hate You’ and ‘Joni’

SZA has surprise-released three new songs – ‘Nightbird’, ‘I Hate You’ and ‘Joni – on an anonymous Soundcloud page. The tracks follow the star debuting a new song called ‘Shirt’ during a livestream performance that took place last month (July 1). All three songs appeared on the Soundcloud account, named only as “.”, earlier today (August 22). However, SZA confirmed the songs were her work by tweeting a link to the page and saying she was “dumping random thoughts”. Advertisement ‘Nightbird’ features SZA singing, “Stay the night/ I only got you for a short time” over crisp programmed drums and...