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Meditation app Calm launch new Sleep Remix Series with Universal
Mental health and meditation app Calm and Universal Music Group have teamed up for a new ‘Sleep Remix Series’. The release, which arrives on World Sleep Day this Friday (March 19), features specially created remixes of huge pop songs from Universal artists, designed to help listeners fall to sleep. The remixes, which last 60 minutes each and are specially composed to assist sleeping, are based on tracks from Ariana Grande, Kacey Musgraves, Katy Perry, Post Malone and more. Advertisement See the full tracklisting for ‘Sleep Remix Series’ below. Ariana Grande – ‘breathin’ Jhene Aiko – ‘While We Were Young’...
MTV to reboot classic docuseries ‘Behind The Music’
Behind the Music is set to return on Paramount+, courtesy of MTV. The music documentary series, which first ran from 1997 to 2014, will release several new episodes with “artist interviews, a creative refresh and reimagined visual style”. READ MORE: Netflix’s ‘Song Exploder’: what we’ve learned from the hit podcast turned miniseries Paramount+ will host new and existing episodes of the hit series later this year, on a specific release date yet to be confirmed. Advertisement A number of guests have also been announced, and so far include Jennifer Lopez, LL Cool J, Ricky Martin and Huey Lewis, with...
Justin Bieber shares stripped-back version of new song ‘Peaches’ during NPR ‘Tiny Desk’ concert
Justin Bieber has shared a stripped-back version of a new song called ‘Peaches’ during his debut performance for NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ (home) concert series. READ MORE: Justin Bieber kicks off another ‘new era’ with vaguely ‘Holy’ new song The performance, which comes ahead of the release of the pop star’s sixth studio album, ‘Justice’, set to arrive on Friday (March 19), sees Bieber run through a four-track set with his band from his home in Los Angeles. The tracks performed include previously released singles ‘Holy’, ‘Hold On’ and ‘Anyone’. Bieber also treats fans to a stripped-back, sneak peek of ‘Peaches’, which will...
Cypress Hill share ‘Champion Sound’, their first new music in three years
Cypress Hill have shared their first new music in three years – listen to ‘Champion Sound’ below. READ MORE: “We need to be weird” – Cypress Hill tell us about their first album in eight years, ‘Elephants On Acid’ The track, which follows 2018 album ‘Elephants On Acid’, comes alongside the announcement of a special 4/20 livestream event from the group. “We’re really excited to give our fans a taste of what we’ve been working on since ‘Elephants On Acid’,” B‑Real said of the new song. ”We can’t wait for you all to hear what’s up next.” Advertisement Listen...
Inhaler talk debut album and new single ‘Cheer Up Baby’: “It’s a love letter to all our fans who are feeling isolated”
Inhaler have shared the video for new single ‘Cheer Up Baby’, as well as announcing details of their debut album ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’. Check out our video interview with the band above. The Dublin band tell NME that the lead track captures the essence of their sound, having recorded it when they were teenagers and established it as a live favourite during their shows. However, it has also taken on a more timely meaning in the last year, with the band explaining that it offers a voice of solidarity for fans who have experienced mental health...
Chevelle “haven’t made any money” from the six million albums they’ve sold
American rock band Chevelle have sold over six million albums, but according to the band’s frontman they “haven’t made any money” from the sales of their music. READ MORE: Spotify’s Daniel Ek wants artists to pump out ‘content’? That’s no way to make the next ‘OK Computer’ The band recently dropped their ninth studio effort, ‘NIRATIAS’, which fulfils their contract with Epic Records. However, Chevelle are wary about entering into any new record deals, according to Pete Loeffler. Speaking in a new interview with The KiddChris Show on Cincinnati’s WEBN radio, the frontman opened up about Chevelle’s finances. Advertisement “Contracts...
Yungblud shares new version of ‘Parents’ with 19-year-old fan from TikTok
Yungblud has shared a re-worked version of his track ‘Parents’, featuring a 19-year-old fan from TikTok. READ MORE: Yungblud: “I wanted to write my ‘Urban Hymns’ or ‘Back To Black’” The new version features Liverpool-based Chloe Noone, who was invited to Liverpool’s Parr Street Studios by Yungblud to collaborate on the track after being chosen from a list of thousands. Speaking about the process of choosing Noone for the appearance and creating the track together, Yungblud said: “Parents is very much the anthem for my fan base and when I saw it was re-emerging on TikTok I asked them...
Rosé Is ‘On The Ground’ And Looking Up
By Ashlee Mitchell It’s finally Rosé’s time to shine, and she’s ready to receive her flowers. The New Zealand-born, 24-year-old singer is a quarter of iconic K-pop girl group Blackpink, but she delivers enough for four on her first official solo effort. The main vocalist proves herself more than capable of holding her own with her two-song debut, R, which includes electropop lead single “On the Ground” and guitar-led ballad “Gone.” Both songs are sung entirely in English and give a refreshing new sound and vibe for Rosé as a performer who can stand alone. As we catch up via...
Watch Sam Smith’s emotional live performance of ‘Kids Again’
Sam Smith delivered an emotional performance of their latest single ‘Kids Again’ on US TV last night (March 16). READ MORE: Sam Smith – ‘Love Goes’ review: pop balladeer leans even further into heartbreak than before The track features on the London singer-songwriter’s third album ‘Love Goes’, which was released last October. Appearing on the most recent episode of The Late Late Show With James Corden, Smith performed a stirring rendition of ‘Kids Again’ with their band. The song began with an acoustic guitar accompaniment before more musicians and backing vocalists gradually joined in. Advertisement Backed by blinking pink...Recent Posts
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