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Cyndi Lauper shares rerecorded version of abortion rights song ‘Sally’s Pigeons’ in wake of Roe v. Wade reversal

Cyndi Lauper has shared a rerecorded version of her 1993 abortion rights anthem ‘Sally’s Pigeons’ in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. READ MORE: Taylor Swift, Pearl Jam and more react as Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade In a series of tweets that accompanied the new, more stripped-back and plaintive version of ‘Sally’s Pigeons’ on June 25, Lauper wrote, “In my childhood, women didn’t have reproductive freedom and 50 years later we find ourselves in a time warp where one’s freedom to control their own body has been stripped away.” She continued,...
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L.A. Guns guitarist plays entire concert from bathroom backstage due to panic disorder

Guitarist Tracii Guns of glam metal band L.A. Guns was forced to play the band’s set in Piano, Texas from a backstage bathroom due to a panic disorder. “A lot of people know I have a panic disorder,” he wrote on his Facebook Page ahead of the concert on June 24, explaining, “While I have it 95 percent under control, Heat is the remaining trigger and I simply cannot play in the heat. BUT!!! We have found a solution for today’s show I will be playing in a comfy bathroom directly behind the stage where there is air conditioning.”...
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fromis_9 celebrate the summer in dazzling ‘Stay This Way’ music video

K-pop girl group fromis_9 have made a comeback with their fifth mini-album ‘from our Memento Box’, led by the title track ‘Stay This Way’ READ MORE: LOONA – ‘Flip That’ review: an understated but subtly addictive return In the new tropical-themed visual, the members of fromis_9 enter a summer paradise, where they frolic on a scenic beach and hold a picnic. The group take pictures of one another, documenting their vacation together, and later watch the sunset by the ocean together. “Stay this way / We’re hot and bright / Let loose and dance / The moon tonight’s so...
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Jack Harlow brings out Brandy at BET Awards to rap over ‘First Class’

Jack Harlow put on a star-studded BET Awards 2022 performance, including a guest spot from Brandy on his single ‘First Class’. READ MORE: Jack Harlow – ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You’ review: storytelling charm and filler tracks The Louisville rapper took to the stage at the June 26 ceremony, kicking off his performance of ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You’ cut ‘Poison’ with DJ Drama manning the decks. Lil Wayne also made an appearance to deliver his verse before making way for Harlow’s second and final song of the set, ‘First Class’. Proceeding to perform most of the song...
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Watch NMIXX perform a cover ITZY’s hit 2019 single ‘Icy’

Rookie K-pop girl group NMIXX have performed a cover of labelmates ITZY’s 2019 single ‘Icy’. READ MORE: KCON 2022 Premiere In Chicago review: a reminder of the euphoric joy song and dance can spread On June 24, South Korean TV network KBS aired a special episode of its weekly music programme Music Bank, featuring performances from some of its highest chart-winners from the first half of the year. During the episode, JYP Entertainment’s latest girl group took the stage to share their rendition of ITZY’s 2019 hit single ‘Icy’. NMIXX’s version of ‘Icy’ remained largely true to the original,...
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Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover Foo Fighters’ ‘All My Life’

Toyah Willcox and her husband, King Crimson founder Robert Fripp, have shared a cover of the Foo Fighters’ 2002 hit ‘All My Life’. READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked! The cover comes as the latest in the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ series, which they launched during the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. While Fripp plays the song’s melody on an electric guitar, Willcox – naked and painted blue, with sheets of gold leaf stuck to her body – sings lead vocals and douses herself in a rainbow of paint. Have a look at the cover below: Advertisement Willcox...
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Chung Ha to release second studio album ‘Bare & Rare’ next month

Chung Ha has officially announced the release details for her sophomore studio album, ‘Bare & Rare’, due out in July. READ MORE: Chung Ha’s new single ‘Killing Me’ is a powerful ode to the frustration of the times Today (June 27), the K-pop singer shared on Twitter and Instagram that her second studio album, titled ‘Bare & Rare’, will arrive on July 11 at 6pm KST. The announcement was made alongside a “scheduler” poster, which reveals when the album’s tracklist and teasers will be unveiled leading up to its release. Led by the title track ‘Sparkling’, the forthcoming record...
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Watch Phoebe Bridgers join The Jesus and Mary Chain for ‘Just Like Honey’ at Glastonbury

Phoebe Bridgers joined The Jesus and Mary Chain onstage to perform ‘Just Like Honey’ during the band’s Friday (June 24) set at this year’s Glastonbury festival. READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers live at Glastonbury 2022: a triumphant – and powerful – victory lap Bridgers, who played her own Glasto set right before JAMC at the John Peel Stage, supplied backing vocals for the rock legends, letting singer Jim Reid lead the performance. The appreciative crowd allowed the song to play almost uninterrupted before applauding the band and Bridgers as Reid thanked her at the end of the song. Watch Bridgers join The Jesus...
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KCON 2022 US Tour to feature STAYC, LIGHTSUM, CRAVITY and more

KCON has announced its upcoming ‘KCON 2022 US Tour’, a spin-off of their yearly KCON festival. READ MORE: STAYC say they’re not fazed by their meteoric rise: “It’s not too difficult or heavy to carry” Over the weekend, KCON shared that it would be going on a spin-off tour, following its upcoming three-day KCON LA 2022 event in August. The K-pop music festival is set to go on tour with four “next generation” K-pop groups, namely CRAVITY, LIGHTSUM, STAYC and TO1. The 12-date cross-country tour will see the four groups visiting six cities across the US from August to...
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BTS’ J-Hope announces debut solo album, ‘Jack In The Box’

BTS member J-Hope has announced his debut solo album, ‘Jack In The Box’. READ MORE: BTS’ new single ‘Yet To Come’ offers poignant reflection and an optimistic invitation into the future Announced on Saturday (June 25) via Big Hit Music and HYBE, the album has been confirmed for a July 15 release. The first preview of ‘Jack In The Box’ is due to arrive this Friday (July 1). Per Big Hit’s release via the Weverse, ‘Jack In The Box’ will serve as a way for the BTS member to “break the mould and grow further”. j-hope 'Jack In The Box'#jhope...