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Meghan Trainor says she’s “obsessed” with (G)I-DLE after working with them
Meghan Trainor has opened up about her new obsession with K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE. On a new episode of the podcast Workin’ On It, which is hosted by Meghan Trainor and her brother Ryan, the pop star spoke about how she’s starting to get into K-pop after working with girl group (G)I-DLE. (G)I-DLE recently released their first English-language EP, titled ‘Heat’, which features the song ‘Eyes Roll’, written by both Meghan Trainor and her brother Ryan. Advertisement During the podcast, Meghan revealed that she and Ryan had written that song “years ago”. She said: “And they added like two amazing...
Listen to Ghetts’ new single ‘Laps’ featuring Moonchild Sanelly
Ghetts has shared his first single in two years, ‘Laps’ – featuring South African singer Moonchild Sanelly. Earlier this month, the east Londoner announced his fourth studio album, ‘On Purpose With Purpose’, the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2021 album ‘Conflict Of Interest’. Now, he has shared the opening track to his upcoming LP. ‘Laps’ was produced by TenBillion Dreams and has the same ominous sound as much of the MOBO winner’s previous work. The 39-year-old also shows off his lyrical intelligence in his verses while Moonchild Sanelly’s echo-y harmonies take over the chorus. Advertisement Ghetts teased...
Busta Rhymes announces surprise release of new album ‘Blockbusta’
Busta Rhymes has said his next album ‘Blockbusta’ – executively produced by Swizz Beatz, Pharrell and Timbaland – will be out next month. Yesterday (October 24), the New York rapper shared a video of him and the other executive producers introducing the album. Rhymes asked his “brothers” if they’re “here for this blockbuster 10th album?” – however, the record will be his 11th, following on from his 2020 LP ‘Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath Of God’. “This project right here is executive produced by the fucking committee,” Swizzy said in the clip, “Pharrell the Pharaoh, Timbo the King,...
Spotify announce profit and millions more subscribers, but also royalty cuts to less popular tracks
Spotify have announced that less popular tracks won’t earn any royalties whatsoever, despite the company reporting better-than-expected third-quarter profits and subscriber gains. The Swedish streaming service gained an extra 6million paying subscribers from June to September, bringing its total to 226million. This exceeds its forecast that their paid subscriber levels would pass the 224million mark. Despite these gains, however, Billboard reports that Spotify is restructuring its royalty system and plans to de-monetize tracks that had previously received 0.5% of Spotify’s royalty pool.” The plans will reportedly be implemented early next year. Advertisement The changes in the royalty system are...
Rihanna reportedly planning to release new music and tour in 2024
Rihanna has reportedly been planning her musical comeback, looking to release new music and go on a world tour next year. The ‘Don’t Stop’ singer has been teasing her ninth studio album, dubbed ‘R9’ since 2018, first promising to release it in 2019. That year, she captioned a video of a dog dancing to House Of Pain’s ‘Jump Around’ with the message “Update: me listening to R9 by myself and refusing to release it.” Now, Entertainment Tonight has reported that the Bajan-born pop star is planning her musical return and has recently signed a deal with Live Nation. The publication...
‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree dies at 81
Richard Roundtree, the actor who rose to fame as the iconic detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and its sequels, has died at the age of 81. Roundtree passed away on Tuesday (October 24) in Los Angeles after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his longtime manager Patrick McMinn confirmed. “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men in film,” McMinn said in a statement to CNN. “The impact he had on the industry cannot be overstated.” Roundtree was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1942. He started his career as...
A Rolling Stones hologram concert is “bound to happen”, says Keith Richards
Keith Richards has not ruled out an AI-powered hologram concert of The Rolling Stones, saying that the spectacle is “bound to happen”. READ MORE: The Rolling Stones – ‘Hackney Diamonds’ review: they’ve still got it In a new interview with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, Richards addressed the topic of an AI-created hologram concert featuring himself and his bandmates, saying: “Well, I certainly wouldn’t rule it out. I’m pretty sure that it is bound to happen”. “Do I want it? Now, that’s another thing,” the guitarist added. “But I don’t know if I want to hang around that long...
Taylor Swift isn’t a “spoiled musician”, says Travis Kelce’s dad
Taylor Swift may be one of the biggest pop stars in the world, but she doesn’t act like one, according to Ed Kelce, the father of her boyfriend Travis Kelce. The elder Kelce, who made history as the first parent to have two sons play against each other in the Super Bowl, opened up about his impression of Swift in a recent interview with People Magazine. Recounting how Swift had begun clearing up discarded bottles, cans and plates in the suite at their first meeting, he said, “And I’m just thinking, I don’t think she got the diva memo”....
‘Old Dads’ on Netflix is getting criticised but anti-woke people love it
Old Dads, a new film on Netflix, has sharply divided viewers upon its release this week. With a 17 per cent critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has already received a wholly negative response from journalists, whereas viewers on social media are much more divided. The audience voted score on Rotten Tomatoes currently stands at 89 per cent. Old Dads is about a trio of late-middle-age fathers Bill Burr, Bobby Cannavale and Bokeem Woodbine, who “find themselves battling preschool principals, millennial CEOs and anything created after 1987,” according to the official synopsis. Burr co-wrote the film (with Ben...Recent Posts
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