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Watch Pharrell throw first pitch at NY Yankees game

Pharrell Williams has thrown the first pitch at a New York Yankees game earlier this week (August 22). Before Yankees starting pitcher Domingo Germán threw his first strike of the night, Pharrell took the field to throw a ceremonial first ball. At the game, Pharrell was wearing his brand Billionaire Boys Club collaborative clothing line with the Yankees. Advertisement You can see images and footage off the moment here: Happy to see @Pharrell at Yankee Stadium tonight. pic.twitter.com/HnED5Kosh5 — MLB (@MLB) August 22, 2022 Recently, Williams praised the writing prowess of Kendrick Lamar, declaring that his bars hit so hard “because he knows...
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Yungblud to play new songs in “stripped back” livestream

Yungblud has announced an exclusive livestream to showcase some “raw” versions of songs from his forthcoming album. READ MORE: Yungblud at Glastonbury 2022: “Mick Jagger said he liked my energy” Posting the news on Twitter, Yungblud wrote: “imma do an exclusive livestream tonight to share some stripped back raw as fuck versions of brand new tracks from the album for the first time. chewn in at 6pm PT tonight!” The Doncaster singer is set to release his self-titled new album on September 2 via Locomotion/Geffen, and it’s been previewed so far by the singles ‘Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today’, ‘The Funeral’ and...
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Watch Gerard Way play My Chemical Romance show in a cheerleader’s outfit

My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way has performed the band’s latest show wearing a cheerleading outfit. READ MORE: My Chemical Romance live in Cornwall: giddy rock’n’roll from returning emo heroes The band took to stage in Nashville, Tennessee on August 23 and Way appeared wearing a green and white one piece cheerleading outfit at the Music City’s Bridgestone area. The outfit was even adorned with a ‘W’ for ‘Way’. You can check out some footage of the moment, along with some Twitter reaction from fans, here: Advertisement Gerard Way performing My Chemical Romance’s new song in a dress at #MCRNASHVILLE pic.twitter.com/4D9kNesP1o...
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Biologist creates world’s first “living record” with live yeast

Electronic artist Mikael Hwang (AKA Psients), who also works as a scientist, has created the world’s first electronic record filled with living yeast cells. ‘Signal’ is the first playable, live music medium in the world to both include and be mediated by a microorganism. The EP release has been accompanied by an art exhibition, which debuted at South Korea’s Paradise Art Lab Festival in 2022. The record boasts a custom hybridised petri dish, including hidden material within the record that made it easier to record the vibrations of the yeast cells and consequently relay them as audio. Advertisement Speaking...
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Chris, FKA Christine and the Queens, opens up about gender identity and Redcar album

Chris, the French singer formerly known as Christine and the Queens, has spoken about his gender identity, pronouns, and the new moniker for his forthcoming album. In the three-minute video posted to TikTok last week (August 18) in French, Chris said: “I’ve been a man for a year now – a little more officially in my family and in my relationship. It is a long process.” Chris has also update his pronouns to he/him on social media. The artist’s new album, ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’, will be released under the name Christine and the Queens presents Redcar. You can...
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Alex Turner says Arctic Monkeys are “shuffling the deck” for their Reading & Leeds setlist

Alex Turner has spoken about what to expect from Arctic Monkeys‘ upcoming headline performances at Reading & Leeds 2022. The Sheffield band, who announced their seventh studio album ‘The Car’ today (August 24), will top the bill at the dual festival this weekend as part of their current European tour. READ MORE: How Arctic Monkeys can make their Reading & Leeds Festival headline set one for the ages Recent gigs have seen the Monkeys dust off ‘Potion Approaching’ for the first time since 2011 and play ‘That’s Where You’re Wrong’ for the first time since 2013. ‘AM’ ballad ‘I Wanna...
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Björk announces new single ‘Atopos’ and shares official ‘Fossora’ artwork

Björk has announced a new single called ‘Atopos’ and posted the official artwork for her upcoming 10th album, ‘Fossora’. The Icelandic artist shared the news of the record – the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Utopia’ – during a recent interview with The Guardian. It’s due for release this autumn via One Little Independent Records, though an exact date is not yet known. READ MORE: Björk’s ‘Cornucopia’ live in London: an audacious, expectation-disrupting spectacular from an artist unbothered with people-pleasing In the aforementioned article, the ‘Fossora’ cover was described as an image of the singer portraying “a glowing forest sprite, her fingertips fusing...
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Charlie Puth to perform metaverse gig using ‘Fortnite’

Charlie Puth has confirmed his first live gig in the metaverse, as part of a partnership between iHeartMedia and Fortnite Creative. READ MORE: Bastille talk their “surreal, otherworldly” ‘Give Me The Future’ digital experience The gig, which will take place inside the specially created iHeartLand, launches September 9 at 7PM ET (midnight BST). The two-part event will see Puth perform tracks from his upcoming album ‘Charlie’ before hosting an interactive game “designed to test fan knowledge”. “I’m so excited to enter the metaverse for the first time in partnership with iHeartRadio and check out all iHeartLand has to offer....
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Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn calls The 1975 “one of the most extraordinary things to happen to the festival”

Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn has hailed The 1975 as “one of the most extraordinary things to happen to the festival”. The Manchester band will headline the dual event this weekend, having stepped in at the last minute to replace Rage Against The Machine. Matty Healy and co. first topped the bill at R&L back in 2019. READ MORE: Reading and Leeds 2022: the best new acts you need to see at this year’s festival During a new interview with Music Week, Festival Republic managing director Benn has spoken about the process of booking The 1975 and acknowledged...
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Kalush Orchestra share hopeful message to mark Ukrainian Independence Day

Kalush Orchestra have marked Ukrainian Independence Day by sharing a message of hope and making a fresh appeal for donations. The rap group raised $900,000 (£739k) by auctioning off their Eurovision trophy after winning the contest in May. An additional $370,000 (£301k) was generated by raffling off the pink bucket hat that frontman Oleg Psyuk wore during their victorious performance. READ MORE: Kalush Orchestra: “It’s amazing that we can perform our music at Glastonbury” Speaking to NME ahead of the competition, Psyuk explained how Kalush Orchestra taking part felt like a “huge responsibility”, given their home country’s ongoing war with...