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Bez says that Shaun Ryder and Noel Gallagher have recorded a future “Number One” together
Happy Mondays‘ Bez has cast doubt over the band making any new music together, but revealed that frontman Shaun Ryder has recorded a track with Noel Gallagher. The maraca-shaking legend was speaking to NME for this week’s edition of Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells, when we asked him if fans should expect any new material from the baggy Manchester icons. “No. I don’t think we’ll ever do any new music because we’ve got that thing like Oasis with a brotherly relationship going on so for that reason, I don’t think they’ll...
Songwriters sign open letter calling on artists to stop taking credit for hits they didn’t write
Some of pop’s biggest songwriters have joined forces to ask artists to stop taking credit for the songs they did not write. A new open letter signed by the writers behind such hits as Dua Lipa‘s ‘New Rules’ and Ariana Grande‘s ‘7 Rings’ claims that a “growing number” of artists have asked for a share of publishing royalties – even if they didn’t write the song. The letter explains that “artists will go on to collect revenue from touring, merchandise brand partnerships” but “songwriters have only their publishing revenue as a means of income”. Advertisement While no artists...
Lorde Covers Bruce Springsteen, Sips Whiskey From A Piano Bench In New Zealand
While the United States struggles to accelerate vaccinations in order to beat back relentless COVID-19 surges in states like Michigan and New York, New Zealand is out here safely having 400-seat theater concerts — not to mention the tens of thousands who’ve packed in to see Kiwi acts like Benee and Six60 over the past few months. On March 31, as part of NZ singer-songwriter Marlon Williams’s run of shows at the Hollywood Avalon in Auckland, he welcomed a very special guest to the stage to help him out with a cover: none other than Lorde, making her first...
Gorillaz announce new collaboration with Fred Perry
Gorillaz have announced their new collaboration with Fred Perry. Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon band have teamed up with the renowned British clothing company, with the bandmembers set to “wear their favourite Fred Perry shirts” for the brand’s 2021 campaign. READ MORE: ‘Gorillaz’ at 20: how Damon Albarn’s virtual band shaped music history A special clothing collaboration between Gorillaz and Fred Perry is set to be announced soon, while special playlists and interviews with the cartoon bandmembers are also set to follow. Advertisement Fred Perry say that Gorillaz are “the perfect artists to represent the Fred Perry shirt....
Iron Maiden have something “very exciting” in the works for their fans
Iron Maiden have said that they have some “very, very exciting” things in the pipeline for their fans to enjoy. That’s according to guitarist Adrian Smith, who says that the metal icons have been working on something that will leave fans “delighted” when it is revealed. Smith told SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk: “I think it’ll be worth the wait, put it like that, as far as the Maiden thing goes. There are some very, very exciting things in the pipeline. So that’s all I can say, really … But I think the fans are gonna be delighted.”...
The Weeknd announces new NFT collection of music and limited edition art
The Weeknd has announced a collection of new music and limited edition art that he is selling in a non-fungible token (NFT) ‘drop’ this weekend. Sales of the cryptocurrency asset, which proves ownership of a piece of digital content, have taken the music industry by storm this year, with the likes of Kings of Leon, Aphex Twin and Gorillaz all selling NFTs recently. READ MORE: WTF is an NFT? Kings Of Leon’s weird non-fungible token thing – explained! After teasing an NFT ‘drop’ last week, The Weeknd has now announced that his first NFT sale will take place on Saturday (April 3) at...
The Killers set new UK chart record with ‘Mr. Brightside’
The Killers have set a new record in the UK singles chart after their song ‘Mr. Brightside’ surpassed 260 non-consecutive weeks – or five full years – in the top 100. First released as a single in 2003 before it was re-released the following year in promotion of their 2004 debut album ‘Hot Fuss’, ‘Mr. Brightside’ has endured as one of the Las Vegas band’s biggest and best-known hits in the years since. READ MORE: The Killers: “Music made it possible for me to dream” The Official Charts Company has today (April 1) confirmed that ‘Mr. Brightside’ has now...
Mike Posner to climb Mount Everest for Detroit Justice Centre
Mike Posner has announced he will attempt to summit Mount Everest this May to raise funds for the Detroit Justice Centre. The inspiration to climb the highest mountain on Earth came to Posner halfway through his mission to walk across America in 2019, which took him just over six months to complete. “While my walk was about me finding myself, I want my climb to be about others,” Posner said in an announcement video. Advertisement The singer-songwriter has been spending a year and a half training for the summit with Dr Jon Kedrowski, who has completed multiple expeditions...
Troye Sivan, Tate McRae and Regard announce new single ‘You’
Troye Sivan and Tate McRae have announced details around their forthcoming, inter-continental collaboration with DJ Regard titled ‘You’. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Tate McRae The track, produced by Regard and featuring Sivan and McRae on vocals, was initially teased on Sivan’s TikTok, where he posted a duet of himself and McRae singing along to it. After Sivan posted another video of just himself singing along to the song, Regard posted an official teaser of the track on YouTube. Listen to it below: Advertisement The news of the forthcoming track, due out...Recent Posts
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