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Barack Obama shares his top songs of 2020 with new Spotify playlist
Barack Obama has shared his annual list of top songs in 2020 via a new Spotify playlist. The former POTUS took to social media to champion his favourite songs of the year, listing records by the likes of Dua Lipa, Bruce Springsteen, J. Cole and Little Simz. Obama shared his list on Twitter and Instagram, writing: “Here are some of my favorite songs of the year. As usual, I had some valuable consultation from our family music guru, Sasha, to put this together. I hope you find a new song or two to listen to.” Here are some of...
Chris Rea’s ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ trends following news of new coronavirus restrictions
Chris Rea‘s festive track ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ has started trending online following news that the UK is introducing new coronavirus restrictions for the holiday period. Read more: Christmas songs: 60 amazing indie tunes for the Yuletide season Earlier today (December 19), Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that his originally planned relaxed coronavirus rules for the Christmas period have now been scrapped. He also unveiled a fourth tier of restrictions. “We cannot continue with Christmas as planned,” Johnson said, addressing the nation alongside England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty and the government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance. Advertisement The...
Liam Gallagher in the running for Christmas number one with ‘All You’re Dreaming Of’
Liam Gallagher is in the running for the coveted Christmas number one single with ‘All You’re Dreaming Of’. The festive track is already the best-selling vinyl single of 2020 so far, and currently sits at #2 in the running for next week’s prize. READ MORE: Liam Gallagher’s new song ‘All You’re Dreaming Of’ is a touching festive ballad The former Oasis frontman released the festive track late last month, and has since performed it live on The Jonathan Ross Show and as part of his Down By The River Thames live-stream, as well as sharing its wintry official video. All your dreaming of is no 2 mid...
Karen Elson covers Robyn, ABBA and Elton John on new EP ‘Radio Redhead Vol. 1’
Karen Elson has shared new covers EP ‘Radio Redhead Vol. 1’ – listen to the new record in full below. On the new EP, Elson takes on songs by Robyn, ABBA, Cher, Elton John and more. The title of ‘Radio Redhead’ is taken from a quarantine Instagram Live series that Elson started earlier in lockdown, where she’d livestream a series of cover performances. The new EP is made up of official recordings of the covers she streamed earlier this year, and the ‘Vol. 1’ suffix indicates we’ll be getting another edition soon. Advertisement “It took us a week to...
Charly Bliss and PUP lament festive heartbreak on ‘It’s Christmas and I Fucking Miss You’
Charly Bliss and PUP have shared a new Christmas song – listen to ‘It’s Christmas and I Fucking Miss You’ below. The two bands, from New York and Toronto respectively, toured extensively last year, and the video for the new track sees them celebrating the festive period remotely. READ MORE: Charly Bliss’ triumphant new album ‘Young Enough’ is an unflinching celebration of survival “With you it was festive/ Now I’m alone, it’s manic depressive/ Crying on the couch to ‘Elf’ alone,” Charly Bliss singer Eva Hendricks laments on the song, which tracks a Christmas spent alone. Advertisement Speaking of...
Bruce Springsteen announces 24-disc ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’ box set
Bruce Springsteen has announced details of a huge new ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’-era box set. The 24-disc set will feature eight full shows from The E Street Band’s 1978 tour in support of the legendary album. READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen – ‘Letter To You’ review: a powerful synthesis of past and present “Eight of the finest performances from Bruce Springsteen’s 1978 tour are now available in a limited, collectible box set,” an announcement said of the new release, which is due on February 1, 2021. Advertisement “This 24-CD set contains all five of the legendary radio broadcasts...
Listen to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ new soundtrack for Disney/Pixar film ‘Soul’
Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have shared their new score for upcoming Disney/Pixar film Soul – listen in full below. The film comes to cinemas on Christmas Day, but the soundtrack has been given a digital and vinyl release a week prior (December 18). READ MORE: The roots of… Nine Inch Nails Reznor and Ross have shared a handful of new soundtrack work across 2020. First, they scored the new Watchmen TV series, which they released the soundtrack for in three parts. Then last month, they reconnected with David Fincher to score Mank, after previously working...
Matty Healy suggests a Drive Like I Do album is coming out in February
The 1975‘s Matty Healy says a new album under the band’s Drive Like I Do moniker could be coming out next February. Healy has been teasing an album under the moniker for a number of years, and an EP called ‘Scary Monsters’ was released on streaming services back in October. Earlier this week, he continued to tease new material from the band, pointing fans to a newly set up Drive Like I Do Instagram account. READ MORE: Who and what are Drive Like I Do? Advertisement Yesterday (December 16), Healy shared a photo of the pre-1975 band performing live in...
Aaron Dessner discusses future collaborations with Taylor Swift: “Certainly, it will continue”
The National’s Aaron Dessner has discussed the future of his collaborations with Taylor Swift. The producer and multi-instrumentalist co-wrote and produced Swift’s pair of 2020 lockdown albums, ‘Folklore’ and the recent follow-up ‘Evermore’. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Evermore’ review: the freewheeling younger sibling to ‘Folklore’ Speaking to Rolling Stone about the possibility of future projects between the pair, Dessner said: “It’s kind of the thing where I have so many musicians in my life that I’ve grown close to, and make things with, and are just part of my life. And I’ve rarely had this kind of chemistry...Recent Posts
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