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Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.’s Ganxsta Ridd has died of coronavirus

Ganxsta Ridd of the California rap group Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. has died after succumbing to the coronavirus. The death of the Samoan-American rapper, who had worked with the likes of Eminem, Cypress Hill‘s B-Real and Faith No More, was confirmed yesterday (December 5) by friend and fellow rapper Ice-T. “I just woke up to the Terrible news,” Ice-T tweeted. “My very close homie ‘Gangsta Rid’ of Boo-Yaa Tribe passed away yesterday from Covid… So sad. My love and condolences go out to the family.” I just woke up to the Terrible news.. My very close homie ‘Gangsta Rid’ of Boo-Yaa Tribe...

Aerosmith to join Mike Myers and Dana Carvey for virtual ‘Wayne’s World’ reunion

Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry are set to join Mike Myers and Dana Carvey for a virtual Wayne’s World reunion. Read more: Make your day more excellent with these Wayne’s World quotes Taking place on Monday (December 7) as part of actor Josh Gad’s Reunited Apart YouTube series, the event is being put on in support of the First Responder’s Children’s Foundation. Gad has been hosting virtual reunions for classic films throughout lockdown, previously bringing together the cast of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off back in June. Advertisement “‘Sibilance… Sibilance’ Surprise… We were ‘worthy enough’ to reunite with our friends Wayne...

Teyana Taylor clarifies her retirement comments saying they were a “warning” to her label

Teyana Taylor has clarified her recent comments about “retiring” saying they were meant as a “warning” to her record label. Read More: Teyana Taylor ‘The Album’ Review Earlier this week (December 4), Taylor took to Instagram to share the results from Spotify’s 2020 Artists Wrapped, which showed she has accumulated 162.8 million listens on the streaming platform this year. In a lengthy caption accompanying the post, Taylor expressed satisfaction with her result, and said such success meant she was “retiring this chapter of my story” in the knowledge that she can “depart with peace of mind seeing that all the hard...

Damon Albarn says UK government “has no empathy with the arts whatsoever”

Damon Albarn has said the UK government’s response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic shows they have “no empathy with the arts.” Read More: Gorillaz: “I could feel in my bones that we were due this current trouble” Speaking to PA News ahead of a series of virtual Gorillaz gigs, Albarn said: “This present government has no empathy with the arts whatsoever and sadly that is a really important part of British culture. It is an essential part of British culture. “We live in a pretty fucking miserable country at times and we need our arts to uplift us. It...

Paul McCartney opens up about friendship with John Lennon in new interview

Paul McCartney has opened up about his friendship with John Lennon in a new interview. Read More: The Big Read – Paul McCartney: “The Beatles were brothers arguing, that’s what families do” Speaking to The Sunday Times, McCartney opened up about his friendship with Lennon in the period following The Beatles split. On being asked if he thought the Beatles would have ever worked together again, McCartney said: “We made a decision when the Beatles folded that we weren’t going to pick it up again. So we switched off from the Beatles. You talk about something coming full circle that...

Watch Haim, Feist and more play Cat Stevens’ virtual ‘CatSong Festival’

Today (December 5), Yusuf / Cat Stevens hosted a virtual event called ‘CatSong Festival’, which saw famous fans covering classic Stevens tracks. READ MORE: Yusuf / Cat Stevens – ‘Tea for the Tillerman²’ review: ’70s pop-folk classic gets a modern makeover The special live YouTube broadcast celebrated the 50th anniversary of Stevens’ 1970 albums ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ and ‘Mona Bone Jakon’ and saw the likes of HAIM, Brandon Boyd of Incubus, Jack Johnson, James Morrison, Passenger and many more performing songs from across Stevens’ discography. “It’s great to see and hear these covers of my songs given new life,”...

Willie J Healey gets festive on new track ‘Merry Christmas’

Willie J Healey has shared a new Christmas song – listen to the simply titled ‘Merry Christmas’ below. The new track follows the British singer-songwriter’s debut full-length album ‘Twin Heavy’, which came out earlier this year via YALA! Records. READ MORE: Willie J Healey: “When I was dropped I remember thinking, ‘You idiots – I’m the next Paul McCartney’” “I’ve always loved Christmas,” Healey said of the new track in a statement. “I wanted to write a song for all of the hard working parents out there, working tirelessly to provide without glory or merit.” Advertisement Listen to Willie...

Sea Girls reschedule 2021 UK tour for the second time

Sea Girls have rescheduled their upcoming UK tour for the second time – check out the new run of dates below. The tour, originally set to take place this November, was rescheduled for February 2021 back in September, and the gigs have now been pushed again to October 2021. READ MORE: Baby Queen: sharp, satirical and infectious bangers from one of pop’s most essential new voices Speaking of the latest rearrangement of the tour, which will see the band supported by rising star Baby Queen, Sea Girls said: “We’ve made the difficult but necessary decision to reschedule our UK...

Drumming sensation Nandi Bushell shares new original song ‘Gods and Unicorns’

10-year-old drumming sensation Nandi Bushell has shared a new original song – listen to ‘Gods and Unicorns’ below. The track follows a series of back-and-forth drum battles between Bushell and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl across lockdown. READ MORE: 10-year-old drummer Nandi Bushell’s greatest cover songs “My heart is full of pride! I am so excited for you to hear my new song I wrote with Zuzu,” Bushell wrote of the song. “On the song I play ALL the instruments myself. I wrote and recorded the song at home.” Advertisement The track’s co-writer, Liverpool-based songwriter...

Jeremih released from hospital as he continues recovery from coronavirus

Jeremih has been released from hospital as he continues his recovery after contracting coronavirus. The singer and rapper was admitted to intensive care last month with Covid-19, before being released from ICU on November 21. Sharing a statement with TMZ, Jeremih said: “First and foremost, I would like to thank God and the incredible team of doctors and nurses at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for saving my life. I will be forever grateful. I would also like to thank my family and friends for all their prayers and well wishes. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude. Advertisement “A special thanks to Chance...