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Justice share ‘D.A.N.C.E’ demo to mark 15th anniversary of debut album

Justice have shared an original demo of their 2007 hit ‘D.A.N.C.E’ to mark the 15th anniversary of their debut album. READ MORE: Gaspard Augé: “There’s no point asking people what they want – it’s the death of art” The French dance duo’s first full-length LP ‘†’ came out 15 years ago yesterday (June 11, 2007). To celebrate, they’ve released an EP of multiple remixes, extended versions and demos of ‘D.A.N.C.E.’, their biggest hit. Advertisement The only unreleased track on the compilation is an original demo of the track, which you can listen to below. Last year, Justice became involved...

Watch Sky Ferreira debut new song ‘Innocent Kind’ at first show in three years

Sky Ferreira made her live comeback this week – watch her debut a brand new song called ‘Innocent Kind’ below. READ MORE: The art of disappearing: why Sky Ferreira’s ‘Masochism’ took the slow road The singer returned last month with new single ‘Don’t Forget’, her first new music since 2019’s ‘Downhill Lullaby’ and latest teaser of second album ‘Masochism’, which has been promised for nearly a decade. On Thursday evening (June 9), she played the NOS Primavera Sound festival in Porto, Portugal debuting ‘Don’t Forget’ live as well as a new unreleased track. Advertisement According to the show’s Setlist.fm listing,...

Paris Hilton attended Britney Spears’ wedding over DJing for President Joe Biden

Paris Hilton has revealed that she turned down DJing President Joe Biden in order to attend Britney Spears‘ wedding. Spears married Sam Asghari on Thursday (June 9) at their home in Thousand Oaks, California, with the guestlist also featuring Madonna and Drew Barrymore. Speaking on her podcast This Is Paris after the wedding, Hilton revealed that she turned down a prestigious gig in order to attend Britney’s ceremony. Advertisement “I was actually asked to DJ for the president and all of the other presidents from around the world for the dinner, but this was more important to me,” she...

Airport disrupted by fans filming Download Festival with drones

A runway at East Midlands airport was closed and flights diverted this weekend (June 10) due to a fan filming Download Festival with a drone. The festival is taking place at Donington Park this weekend (June 10-12) just one mile from the airport. Statements from the airport, Leicestershire Police and the festival say that drones used to film the rock festival led to the delays and one runway being closed. Advertisement “It beggars belief that someone would do this,” the airport’s managing director Clare James said (via Daily Mail). “It’s a criminal offence, it is very inconvenient for passengers,...

Watch Halsey perform ‘So Good’ for the first time at Governors Ball 2022

Halsey has performed their new single, ‘So Good’ live for the first time. Watch clips of the performance below. The singer was headlining Governors Ball tonight (June 11) when they surprised fans with a live rendition of the track from the festival’s main stage. READ MORE: Halsey: “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre” The release of the song was a rocky one for the singer, who posted a video on TikTok in May telling their followers that their label wouldn’t let them drop it until they could “fake a viral moment” on the app. Advertisement...

‘Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley’ will feature music from Sigur Rós

Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós will be providing music for the upcoming musical adventure game Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley. READ MORE: Jónsi – ‘Shiver’ review: Sigur Rós frontman lets his hair down with a little help from Robyn As announced at the Future Games Show 2022, Sigur Rós will be collaborating with developer Hyper Games on music for the studio’s upcoming game Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley, which is set to launch next year. “We are over the moon to announce that Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley will have music in collaboration with Sigur Rós,” shared Hyper Games on Twitter. “We...

Halsey shares their love story in ‘So Good’ video

Halsey has given fans a look into their love story in the video for their new single ‘So Good’. The song, which was released on Thursday (June 9), details the singer’s relationship with filmmaker Alev Aydin, whom they met when he was hired to write a movie about their life. READ MORE: Halsey: “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre” The accompanying video depicts that, with Halsey playing director and watching Aydin working with a female actor. As a scene is about to be filmed, they comment: “No, it’s not right yet” and walks onto the...

Pharrell calls Kendrick Lamar “one of the greatest writers of our time”

Pharrell Williams has praised the writing prowess of Kendrick Lamar, declaring that his bars hit so hard “because he knows how to be very disciplined with a subject matter”. READ MORE: Kendrick Lamar – ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ review: a cathartic, soul-bearing autobiography The claims came in a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music 1, celebrating the release of Williams’ new Tyler, The Creator and 21 Savage-assisted single ‘Cash In Cash Out’. The song was released yesterday (June 10) and marked Williams’ second time joining forces with Tyler, after he produced Tyler’s track ‘Come On,...

Julian Casablancas calls The Smile’s Primavera set the “best show I’ve seen in years”

Julian Casablancas has called The Smile’s set at this year’s Primavera Sound the “best show I’ve seen in years”. Radiohead and The Strokes were both performing last night (June 10) as part of the Barcelona festival’s second weekend. READ MORE: The Smile live in London: Radiohead side project prove they’re human after all Casablancas shared a short video of The Smile – comprised of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner – playing on his Instagram page. “Had my fucking mind blown yesterday, best show i’ve seen in YEARS ……The Smile (Thom Yorke / Johnny Greenwood) –...

Kris Wu thought to be sentenced on rape charges following secret trial in Beijing

Content warning: This article discusses allegations of sexual assault. Kris Wu is to be sentenced over charges of rape and “group licentiousness”, it has been reported, with a secret trial said to have been held in Beijing on Friday (June 10). According to the South China Morning Post, word of the trial was kept hush out of respect for the alleged victim’s safety. It comes 10 months after Wu was formally arrested on suspicion of rape. The first allegations of his predatory behaviour – which included claims of date rape and preying on underage girls – were made on...