BLACKPINK have performed their brand-new single ‘Shut Down’ for the first time on the latest Jimmy Kimmel Live! episode. READ MORE: BLACKPINK enter a world-conquering era with unapologetic new single ‘Pink Venom’ On September 19 (local time), the quartet appeared on the talk show to perform the track ‘Shut Down’, taken from their sophomore studio album ‘Born Pink’. In the new clip, the girl group are joined by a team of backup dancers as they perform ‘Shut Down’ and its choreography. This marks the first time BLACKPINK have performed the single live since its release last week. Advertisement “It’s...
Congolese-Canadian musician José Louis Modabi – better known as Pierre Kwenders – has won this year’s Polaris Music Prize for latest album ‘José Louis And The Paradox Of Love’. Kwenders will receive a monetary prize of $50,000 for winning, having been selected above fellow shortlisted acts such as Destroyer (‘LABYRINTHITIS’), Charlotte Day Wilson (‘ALPHA’), Ouri (‘Frame of a Fauna’) and Lisa LeBlanc (‘Chiac Disco’). During an emotional acceptance speech during the ceremony at the Carlu in Toronto, Ontario Kwenders noted that in the past two months, he had lost his grandfather and two of his cousins. Advertisement “I remember...
A lawmaker from South Korea’s main opposition party has proposed a revision bill to allow pop celebrities to serve an alternative form of service in place of compulsory military duty. READ MORE: J-hope talks ‘Jack In The Box’, headlining Lollapalooza, and what’s next for BTS On September 19, representative Kim Young-bae of the Democratic Party of Korea proposed a bill that mandates pop celebrities who have received merits from the government — such as BTS’ Order of Cultural Merit awarded by former president Moon Jae-In in 2018 — should be allowed to serve an alternative form of military service. Kim’s...
Lindsey Jordan (aka Snail Mail) has shared a new song to her personal YouTube channel. It’s titled ‘A Cuckhold’s Refrain’, is attributed to a project called Peppermint Patty, and features guest vocals from Mac DeMarco. READ MORE: Snail Mail: “It’s awesome seeing lots of women and queer people in music” “I got the beef, you got the cheese / I’ll be the cuck, you be the tease,” Jordan sings on the opening verse of the track, which meets somewhere in the middle between Snail Mail’s emo-tinged indie rock and DeMarco’s woozy, hypnagogic pop. According to Pitchfork, the song – which...
The Smashing Pumpkins have returned with the first preview of their long-teased 12th album, a rocking new single titled ‘Beguiled’. READ MORE: The Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan on being a reformed control freak: “I drove myself with my insecurities” Following the synth-pop detour that defined the Pumpkins’ last record, 2020’s ‘CYR’, ‘Beguiled’ marks a return to the band’s crunchy, guitar-driven rock sound. It was premiered last night (September 18) with a livestreamed performance on the band’s TikTok account. The band will also perform ‘Beguiled’ live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this Friday (September 23). Have a listen...
Seven people have been arrested after Lil Baby cancelled his headline slot at the Breakout Festival in Canada. READ MORE: Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby review: an illuminating look at a rap superstar striving for change The rapper’s performance was pulled due to illness at 9.30pm local time last night (September 18), 30 minutes before the Vancouver festival was due to close. As a result, videos from the event following the announcement appeared to show attendees ripping down tents, throwing bins, toppling refrigerators, breaking tables and raiding a drinks tent. Advertisement Police said seven people were arrested for breach of the...
Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger has revealed that fans have been saying his name wrong for years. READ MORE: Nickelback: all the times they’ve been banned, hounded and weaponised According to Kroeger, his second name is not pronounced as it appears and it is in fact spoken like iconic horror villain Freddy Krueger in The Nightmare On Elm Street franchise. “It’s , don’t trust the internet,” he told Loudwire. Advertisement The frontman went on to say that he has never corrected interviewers or hosts because he didn’t want to appear rude. “If I just stop and go, ‘Actually, it’s Kroo-ger,’ I’m...
System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian has announced a new EP, which he is releasing through an augmented reality app. READ MORE: Serj Tankian: “I think the whole world felt some relief that Trump was gone” ‘Perplex Cities’ is the follow-up to the 2021 EP ‘Elasticity’ and a track will be released through the Arloopa app each week starting today (September 19) along with Tankian “appearing in the same space as the listener-viewer to explain the music and listen along.” “I’m always trying to create new and interesting ways to connect with people via my music,” Tankian said in a...
Killing Eve actress Sandra Oh and Peep Show star Sophie Winkleman were among the celebrities who attended Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral today (September 19). READ MORE: Entertainment world reacts to the death of Queen Elizabeth II The former was at the service held at Westminster Abbey as part of the Canadian delegation as a member of the Order of Canada while Winkleman, who famously played Big Suze on the long-running sitcom, is actually a member of the Royal family because she’s married to Lord Frederick Windsor, making her title Lady Frederick Windsor. Her husband is the son of the...
Scottish singer Joesef has announced details of his debut album, ‘Permanent Damage’ – listen to first single ‘Joe’ below. The record is set to land on January 13, 2023 via AWAL, and follows his ‘Does It Make You Feel Good?’ EP from 2020. READ MORE: Joesef: Scottish soul-pop hero turning vulnerability into a rallying cry Discussing the album, Joesef said: “I’ve always found it quite difficult to find peace in myself. Always moving, always thinking, always dreaming, always searching. Until I started making music it was the more destructive aspects of my personality that took over in order to...