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Tickets for the tour will be on sale this Friday, March 24 at 10am. See full dates below and find tickets here.
I’m soooooo excited to be returning to the UK & Ireland this fall! ♥️ Tickets are on sale Friday, 24 March at 10am local time. https://t.co/EqazzkcQjZ pic.twitter.com/IVncmCK6pc
— Norah Jones (@NorahJones) March 20, 2023
Jones’ last studio album was the 2021 festive LP ‘I Dream of Christmas’, which included versions of songs like ‘Blue Christmas’, ‘White Christmas’, ‘Winter Wonderland’ and ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’. This album followed 2020’s ‘Pick Me Up Off The Floor’.
In other news, in January, Logic shared a teaser for his new album ‘College Park’, which features RZA, Norah Jones and more. The album was officially released on February 24, with Jones appearing on the track ‘Paradise II’.
Elsewhere, Jones finally released her cover of Ray Charles‘ ‘Hallelujah, I Love Him So’ last year.
Released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her landmark debut ‘Come Away With Me’, Jones originally recorded her rendition of the 1956 song during one of her very first demo sessions for Blue Note Records back in 2000.
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The cover had never previously been released but was made available for the first time as part of ‘Come Away With Me: 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition’, a multi-disc reissue that arrived in April 2022.
Norah Jones 2023 Tour Dates
JULY
6 – La Seine Musical, Paris
8 – Gent Jazz Festival, Gent
11 – Jazz a Vienne, Vienne
14 – Lucca Festival, Lucca
15 – Ljetna Pozornica, Opatija
16 – Veszprem Festival, Veszprem
18 – Klassik am Dom, Linz
21 – Cap Roig, Calella De Palafrugell
22 – Jazzaldia, San Sebastian
24 – Jazz in Marciac, Marciac
27 – Starlite Festival, Marbella
29 – Cool Jazz Festival, Lisbon
NOVEMBER
4 – Sage, Gateshead
6 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
7 – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
8 – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
10 – Forum, Bath
11 – Palladium, London
13 – Waterfront, Belfast
14 – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin
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New single ‘BOYHOOD’ is an ode to the complexities of gender and sexuality, with gentle electronic beats and guitar plucks providing a backdrop for Bain’s soft and harmonious vocals.
The accompanying video shows Bain watching a projection of herself from a bed, as one of a pair horseback riding through lush green fields.
Speaking of the visuals, she said: “When Katie and I were young and in love, we fantasised about riding off into the distance on her horse Bam Bam, away from all the problems that came from being gay and in love back then.
“This song talks about how sometimes, however hard you try, you can’t help but be a product of the things that happened to you or held you back earlier on in life. But also, and more importantly, it’s about hope for overcoming those things. Look at us now: not riding away, but towards… something.”
She continued: “This horse was very lovely to us, but I think deep down Bam Bam was the horse we were riding all along, and wherever I’m recklessly galloping off to in my life, Katie will be riding bareback behind me like a lunatic, arms around me, like we’d always planned. Rip Bam Bam xxx”
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The Japanese House is set to make an appearance at The 1975‘s biggest ever UK headline show at London’s Finsbury Park, with a capacity of over 40,000, on July 2. Cigarettes After Sex, Bleachers, and American Football will also be playing, with “many more” still to be announced. Find any remaining tickets here.
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Other highlights from the post include a picture of some latte art saying “Women’s History Month” and Megan twirling around in a black and blue calf-length dress.
The mission of the event was to discuss economic empowerment of women with Harris telling attendees: “Economic empowerment of women is about an investment in the future of our country.”
She said, “When you lift up the economic status of women, you lift up the economic status of families and communities, and all of the society benefits.”
The Houston rapper has been mostly inactive on social media this year amidst the recent trial that found Tory Lanez guilty of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The verdict was the result of a July 2020 incident involving Megan being shot in her feet.
She recently made her return to the public eye at this year’s Vanity Fair Oscars after party and will perform at the AT&T Block Party in her hometown on March 31. Her performance at the festival will be her first of the year.
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In recent news, Cardi B has shut down rumours that she and Thee Stallion will be the main actors in a B.A.P.S remake on her behalf.
Also, Megan is set to appear at the Outside Lands festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, WILLOW and more are featured on the line-up.
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A poignant moment comes when Simz speaks directly to a young fan in Munich, saying: “Anything you want in this life, anything you want to become is possible. Just trust yourself and believe in yourself and you’ll do OK.”
Back in December, Simz dropped her critically acclaimed surprise album ‘NO THANK YOU’. NME gave the album four stars, saying “‘NO THANK YOU’s quiet, understated release” that has “a certain looseness and freedom to the tracks”.
With the release of the documentary, Simz has also announced that her fifth studio album will be physically released on June 16 and is available to pre-order now here.
‘NO THANK YOU’ is out now on all streaming platforms.
In other news, the Islington star performed ‘Heart On Fire’ at the 76th British Academy Film Awards alongside guest Joan Armatrading. She also performed the track with a choir and string quartet for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert audience.
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Meanwhile, Simz is set to perform at this year’s Love Supreme festival. Grace Jones, Greentea Peng, and Thundercat will also be appearing.
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“‘Reckless and Sweet’ is a sexy song,” Amaarae said. “It’s about being intentional with the ways we make and give love. It’s about finding the inner sensuality and confidence without yourself and sharing that with the world.”
The music video has a high-fashion concept and features models Leomie Anderson and Monyjok Ngor Deng. In the music video, Amaarae cannot choose which one is her main love interest.
“This is my sexiest video to date,” said Amaarae. “What I love most about [the video] is that young black women and men are about to see what our new energy is for 2023 and beyond. Moving forward, we’re grown and sexy.”
This release is in anticipation of Amaraae’s second album, ‘Fountain Baby’, which will be released via Interscope soon.
In other news, the NME 100 alum was also featured in Stormzy‘s ‘This Is What I Mean’ music video back in November.
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Tickets for the tour will go on sale from 10am local time on Friday, March 24. See full dates below and find tickets here.
The tour will see Howard presenting new material to fans for the first time, following the release of his fourth studio album ‘Collections From The Whiteout’ in 2021.
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‘Sorry Kid’, the last single from ‘Collections From The Whiteout’, was shared in March 2021.
Premiering on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record, Howard’s atmospheric latest single was loosely inspired by the story of Anna Sorokin – the Russian-born German woman who was imprisoned in the US for fraudulently pretending to be a billionaire heiress.
‘Sorry Kid’ followed on from ‘What A Day’, ‘Crowhurst’s Meme’, ‘Far Out’ and ‘Follies Fixture’ in previewing ‘Collections From The Whiteout’.
Ben Howard Tour Dates 2023
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MAY
18 – La Riviera, Madrid
19 – Santana 27, Bilbao
20 – Palacio de Congresos, Santiago de Compostela
22 – Coliseu Lisboa, Lisbon
23 – Coliseu Porto, Porto
25 – Razzmatazz, Barcelona
26 – Le Rocher de Palmer, Bordeaux
JUNE
15 – Fairview Park, Dublin
19 – Carré Theatre, Amsterdam
20 – Carré Theatre, Amsterdam
30 – Rock Werchter, Werchter
JULY
1 – The Mount, Wasing
2 – Down the Rabbit Hole, Beuningen
4 – Philarmonie de Paris, Paris
6 – Arena Wien, Vienna
7 – Pohoda Festival, Trenčín
9 – Sexto ‘Nplugged, Sesto Al Reghena
11 – Žluté Lázně, Prague
12 – Progresja Summer Stage, Warsaw
14 – Zitadelle, Berlin
15 – Stadtpark, Hamburg
17 – Tonhalle, Munich
18 – X-Tra, Zurich
21 – SWG3 Yard, Glasgow
22 – Alexandra Palace Park, London SOLD OUT
23 – Cardiff Castle, Cardiff
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The poster also featured the release date and time for both ‘Flower’ and the wider single album ‘ME’. The record will be released on March 31 at 1pm KST (5am BST).
#JISOO ‘꽃(FLOWER)’ TITLE POSTER#지수 #BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #FIRSTSINGLEALBUM #ME #TITLE #꽃 #FLOWER #20230331_12amEDT #20230331_1pmKST #RELEASE #YG pic.twitter.com/1Hz39N0TmL
— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) March 19, 2023
Last week (March 16), Jisoo shared a visual film for ‘ME’. The video featured the singer in a zebra print outfit and surrounded by red flowers. The clip was set to a soundtrack of traditional-sounding instrumentals.
Jisoo’s long-awaited solo debut was confirmed earlier this year by BLACKPINK’s label, YG Entertainment. Last month it was revealed that the idol had been filming the music video for her first solo single. The company also shared that the production cost of the upcoming visual was the “highest” of all BLACKPINK videos to date.
Although Jisoo has yet to release her own solo music, she has embarked on an individual project outside of the group. Last year, she starred in the Disney+ K-drama Snowdrop.
Previously, Jennie kicked off BLACKPINK’s solo activities with her 2018 single ‘Solo’. Rosé followed in 2021 with her single album ‘R’, while Lisa shared her own single album ‘Lalisa’ in September of the same year.
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The K-pop girl group are currently in the middle of their ‘Born Pink’ world tour, with dates across Asia and Australia still to come. Next month, the four-piece will also return to the US to headline both weekends of Coachella 2023 before returning to the UK in July to top the bill at London’s BST Hyde Park.
In a four-star review of BLACKPINK’s tour kickoff performance in Seoul last year, NME said: “From the second they step on stage, it’s obvious BLACKPINK didn’t come to play […] It’s when they’re loose and having fun that BLACKPINK’s magic really comes alive.”
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Now, a new filing in the case states that all parties have reached a settlement. “Because the parties are still in the process of formalizing, executing, and consummating that settlement, Plaintiff respectfully requests that the Court take all dates off calendar and set a date in 30 days for the parties to file a joint status report if the case has not already been dismissed,” the filing read, per Rolling Stone.
The Weeknd performs live in 2022. CREDIT: Kyle Gustafson/ZUMA Press Wire
The terms of the settlement have not been made public at the time of writing.
Epikker’s lawyers had written in the complaint that both tracks contained “quantitatively and qualitatively similar material in their respective lead guitar and vocal hooks, including melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic elements distinctive to ‘Vibeking’”.
They added: “Both works are in a 6/8 meter that is less common in popular music. Both works are played at a similar tempo. And both works use features of electronica, ambience, pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B to achieve a particularly atmospheric and melancholic sound.”
Although ‘Vibeking’ was unreleased, the duo claimed to have evidence that The Weeknd’s Abel Tesfaye had heard the track. They shared an email in the complaint that they alleged showed Tesfaye’s “playback engineer” telling them that the star had “listened [to] and liked” the song.
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Meanwhile, The Weeknd recently responded to a report alleging that his upcoming HBO series is “a shitshow”. The Idol is expected to premiere this year and will follow an aspiring pop star Jocelyn, played by Lily Rose Depp. After suffering a nervous breakdown, Jocelyn seeks counsel from a self-help guru, played by Tesfaye.
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“It’s not even a debate. There are a HANDFUL of drummers EVER who are INSTANTLY recognizable rocking their MANY HIT SONGS with Flavor, Fire & Flair. She’s on that list, bruh. Does she do a lot a complicated tom tom fills? No, THANK GOD. She has style and swag and personality and oomph and taste and awesomeness that’s off the charts and a vibe that’s untouchable by all you boring-ass skin beaters who think we care about your ‘tight’ syncopated para-diddles.”
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He added: “She is a FORCE and her records are forever step-stones on how to do it your own way while rocking the damn planet. @officialjackwhite knows too, so show some respect.”
Earlier this week (March 15), Jack White also weighed into the debate sparked by Markay’s post – for which the journalist has now apologised. The star shared a photo of White at her drum kit on social media along with a poem that read: “To be born in another time, any era but our own would’ve been fine. 100 years from now, 1000 years from now, some other distant, different, time.
“One without demons, cowards and vampires out for blood, one with the positive inspiration to foster what is good.”
Other musicians who have celebrated White since Markay’s comments went viral include The Roots’ Questlove and Portishead‘s Geoff Barrow. Unknown Mortal Orchestra‘s Ruban Nielson also said, “there’s no one like meg white”, and recalled that “kids would lose their mind to her drumming”.
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Notably, Karen Elson – who was once also married to Jack White – wrote on Twitter: “Not only is Meg White a fantastic drummer, Jack [White] also said the White Stripes would be nothing without her. To the journalist who dissed her, keep my ex husband’s ex wife name out of your f*cking mouth. (Please and Thank You).”
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For the song’s opening verse and chorus, Joseph let the crowd sing the words before joining in with them for the “na na na na na, na na na na na” refrain. Watch footage of the performance below now.
calma galera tudo vai melhorar depois q o twenty one pilots tocar blink no lolla pic.twitter.com/fT26yN0LIb
— Marcia Effect (@trostes) March 19, 2023
Les dejo un video de twenty one pilots haciendo un cover de blink pic.twitter.com/CD6B0djPNa
— Mauro (@lamauroneta) March 19, 2023
🎙️ Twenty One Pilots cantando "All The Small Things" do Blink-182 no Lollapalooza Argentina 2023 pic.twitter.com/8MA2xz899x
— Cayosito (@cay0sito) March 19, 2023
Twenty One Pilots played:
‘Guns For Hands’
‘Morph’
‘Holding On To You’
‘The Outside’
‘All The Small Things’
‘Lane Boy’
‘Chlorine’
‘Muchachos, ahora not volvimos a ilusionar’
‘Jumpsuit’
‘Heavydirtysoul’
‘Ride’
‘Shy Away’
‘Car Radio’
‘Stressed Out’
‘Heathens’
‘Trees’
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In February, Barker dislocated his ring finger and tore a ligament in it while rehearsing for Blink-182’s reunion tour. The drummer required surgery on the injury, forcing the band to postpone the opening dates of their tour in Mexico and South America.
Barker gave an update on his recovery earlier this month, sharing that he had undergone surgery, which had been a success. “Thank you for all the love and prayers and understanding this week as I went into surgery,” he wrote on Instagram.
“So grateful for Dr. Shin and that my surgery was a success so that I can keep doing what I love and see you guys on tour soon.”
Blink’s tour is now scheduled to begin in St. Paul, Minnesota on May 4. The reunited punk trio will then head to the UK and Europe in September, followed by Australia and New Zealand dates in early 2024. Dates in Mexico and South America are currently being rescheduled for 2024.
Meanwhile, Twenty One Pilots trolled fans earlier this year by performing a “new song” that couldn’t be heard. During a three-hour livestream celebrating the 10th anniversary of the band’s third album ‘Vessels’, a new song was played by Tyler Joseph on a ukelele, but the sound of the drums was manipulated so high that it was impossible to hear the song being played.
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TMZ reported that she said the police told her it was a civil dispute and didn’t file a report.
Rick Ross received the buffaloes from his Ethika clothing line business partner Darius Burton.as a gift in March 2022.
“We are gifting Ross these Buffalo after a conversation at his birthday party back in January,” Burton explained at the time. “I wanted to get him a giraffe but he wasn’t ready for that commitment so he said let’s start smaller, like a cow. I said nah, everyone has cows, I want you to have something nobody in your state has, I’m getting you a buffalo.”
“This is something I spoke into existence,” Ross added at the time. “My whole life I wanted a heifer. I got a heifer!”
Earlier this month, Ross released a new documentary chronicling the making of his sold-out Red Bull Symphonic gig in Atlanta last November.
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At the prestigious Atlanta Symphony Hall, the Floridian rap legend collaborated with the all-Black symphony Orchestra Noir and its founder, maestro and musical director Jason Ikeem Rodgers, for a one-off night where hip-hop and classical music collided.
The documentary features never-before-seen rehearsal footage and exclusive interviews with Rodgers, Orchestra Noir members, and Ross himself, detailing the creation of the event.
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“I watched so many videos of [singers] in that era to get a sense of their movements. There wasn’t the freedom there is now for women, and that is evident in how they behaved on stage. It was much more restricted in the 1970s, so I struggled with that because my body movements are so inherently of my generation.”
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Keough also discussed the manner in which she wanted to portray Daisy’s substance abuse. “Because this is something I’ve experienced in my family,” she explained, “I wanted the moments in which you see Daisy’s addiction to not feel glamorous; to make sure that those moments had weight to them; that we’re seeing the humanity behind the closed doors of what people are perceiving to be glamour.”
The actress also revealed that the adaptation of Taylor Jenkins-Reid’s bestselling book was meant to be filmed in 2020, but was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We ended up having a year to rehearse and learn our instruments, and we became a pretty legit band [over Zoom],” recalled Keough. “I was like, ‘Wow, I can’t believe we’re playing live and we know what we’re doing’. We didn’t have to fake the confidence in ourselves – it was authentic. In hindsight, a month or two of rehearsal [as originally planned] would have done nothing for us. It would have been a lot of pretending.”
Some fans of the show noticed an Easter egg in the second episode of the show referencing Keough’s grandfather, Elvis Presley.
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However, in a new interview with Classic Rock, Bettencourt denied that he’d made any of the comments in the 2009 article.
Rihanna CREDIT: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation
“That’s complete lies,” he said “that’s fabricated. It’s so incorrect. I promise you on the life of my children that those words never came out of my mouth. It’s a good story, which is why it got written I guess, but it’s absolutely not true.” [via LouderSound]
“What happened was that they got in touch with me because they said they wanted a guitar player, and wanted to rock out the show, and they had seen some of my stuff online. I said, Why would you want me, there’s no guitar on a lot of the songs? And I was told, that they just wanted me to be me, and do it on ‘Umbrella’ and everything, with heavy chords and riffs. I was like, ‘Wow, that sounds fucking exciting for a guy like me who loves all genres of music. That’s probably how that story started.’ But she didn’t want to do a heavy metal record.”
Elsewhere, Rihanna received a standing ovation for her performance of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever song ‘Lift Me Up’ at the Oscars 2023 last week.
Her performance was introduced by Wakanda Forever star Danai Gurira, who used the moment to pay tribute to late Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman.
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Haskins temporarily left the band in 1976 due to growing tensions between the group’s members and released a solo album; ‘A Whole Nother Thang’, that same year. He then returned to Funkadelic a year later but left again shortly after alongside Calvin Simon and Grady Thomas, with the original members becoming disillusioned by an influx of new members to the group. Haskins also recorded a second solo album, ‘Radio Active’.
Parliament Funkadelic. Credit: Mariano Garcia/Alamy Stock
The three of them recorded an album together, ‘Connections and Disconnections’ under the name Funkadelic in 1980, though stickers on the album made it clear that the new iteration of the band had no affiliation with George Clinton. Clinton later took them to court over use of the name.
Haskins went on to become a preacher for a time, before reuniting with Simon, Thomas and Ray Davis to form Original P, which tours and plays some of Parliament Funkadelic’s classic hits.
Parliament Funkadelic was inducted into the Rock N’Roll Hall Of Fame in 1997.
Calvin Simon, another of Parliament Funkadelic’s founding members, died in January 2022 at the age of 79.
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Sharing studio footage on Instagram, she told fans: “Come take a little tour of the N-Dubz residential recording studio during down time after the freestyle shoot.”
“We just spent 5 weeks here finishing recording the new N-Dubz album,” she went on to reveal. “T’was an experience, what a trip! Good times!”
See the post below.
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During the band’s UK arena tour, fans were left disappointed and frustrated when their show at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena was called off five minutes after they were due on stage because Dappy was unwell. According to Nottinghamshire Live, their support act had already performed before the news reached the audience.
No other shows were cancelled, with the tour resuming in London the following night (November 23) even though Dappy said his voice “wasn’t fully back”.
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This summer, the band will play five huge outdoor gigs in the UK. The London trio will perform in Brighton, Margate and Scarborough on July 7, 8 and 20 respectively before playing their only hometown show of 2023 in London’s Gunnersbury Park on August 11. They will also perform in Cardiff on September 8. You can buy your tickets here.
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The statement began by running through some of the highlights from Rolling Loud New York’s three festivals.
“We saw the beginning of the King Vamp era, Travis power through his full set through the pain, Parti and Uzi reuniting on stage, Nicki, 50 Cent, and A$AP Rocky putting on iconic headlining performances in their hometown, [and] Juice WRLD’s final festival performance,” they wrote.
Going on to the reasons for the cancellation, and the future of Rolling Loud New York, the statement added: “Sadly, due to logistical factors beyond our control, Rolling Loud will not return to New York in 2023.
“But don’t worry, this isn’t “Goodbye,” more like “See you later.” We’ll be back in New York when the time is right.
In the meantime, we invite all of our New York fans to meet us in Miami July 21-23 for our biggest, best festival of the year.”
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2022’s edition of Rolling Loud New York saw the travelling roadshow festival will return for three nights at Citi Field in Queens from September 23-25.
Nicki Minaj, A$AP Rocky and Future headlined the edition, while other names on the line-up included Pusha T, DaBaby, Busta Rhymes, Abra and many more.
The inaugural Rolling Loud Portugal also took place last year, with J. Cole headlining alongside A$AP Rocky and Future across the three-day event, which took place from July 6-8 this year at Praia De Rocha Beach in Portimão, which is located in Portugal’s Algarve.
Earlier this month, Travis Scott’s headline performance at Rolling Loud California was reportedly cut short with fans taking to social media to complain.
According to attendees though, Scott’s set was cut short. In fan-shot footage, Scott can be seen performing ‘Sicko Mode’ before the audio cuts out halfway through the track. Video screens then displayed a message encouraging people to get home safely.
However, Scott could still be seen on stage trying to perform, while his fire-heavy production was still live. In an official livestream, Scott can be heard saying “thank you very much, I love y’all. I wish I could do more but they’re making me go,” while members of the crowd boo.
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Clearly enjoying the show, Snoop danced away on the tarmac before pointing at the musician and giving him a thumbs up before departing in a car.
You can see the video below via Snoop Dogg’s Instagram, alongside details of Snoop Dogg’s remaining UK tour dates – buy any remaining tickets here.
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Snoop Dogg will play the following shows:
MARCH 2023
21 – London, O2 Arena
26 – Dublin, 3Arena
27 – Leeds, First Direct Arena
28 – Birmingham, Resorts World Arena
Later this year, the rapper will join Wiz Khalifa and head out on a massive joint tour of North America titled ‘High School Reunion’.
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Snoop announced the 33-date run via a poster on Instagram on March 7. The tour will kick off on July 7 in Vancouver before wrapping up the run in Irvine, California on August 27. The tour will see Snoop and Wiz Khalifa perform in other cities including Denver, Toronto, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Austin and Sacramento among others.
Joining Snoop and Wiz Khalifa on the tour are TOO $HORT, Warren G, Berner and DJ Drama.
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Giving ‘10,000 gecs’ a five-star review, NME wrote: “Though it’s sorely missing some choice cuts from 100 gecs’ current live set (namely ‘Fallen 4 Ü’ and ‘What’s That Smell?’), ‘10,000 gecs’ is insanely fun and impressively ambitious.
“It’s also short but sweet, throwing its turbulent flurry of punches and then dipping out before listeners have a chance to really think about what’s going on. And therein lies the key to making the most of ‘10,000 gecs’: don’t think too hard about it, just take a deep breath and ride the wave.”
Next month, the band will begin a huge North American headline tour behind ‘10,000 gecs’. Buy tickets here and see the full list of tour dates below.
100 gecs’ 2023 North American tour dates:
APRIL 2023
Tuesday 4 – San Jose, San Jose Civic Auditorium
Wednesday 5 – Oakland, Fox Theater
Friday 7 – Vancouver, PNE Forum
Saturday 8 – Portland, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Sunday 9 – Seattle, Showbox SoDo
Wednesday 12 – Salt Lake City, Rockwell at The Complex
Thursday 13 – Denver, The Mission Ballroom
Saturday 15 – St. Louis, The Pageant
Sunday 16 – Madison, The Sylvee
Tuesday 18 – Minneapolis, Armory
Thursday 20 – Chicago, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Friday 21 – Detroit, Royal Oak Music Theatre
Saturday 22 – Toronto, History
Monday 24 – Montreal, M Telus
Tuesday 25 – Boston, Roadrunner
Wednesday 26 – Philadelphia, Franklin Music Hall
Friday 28 – New York, Great Hall at Avant Gardner
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MAY 2023
Monday 1 – Washington, D.C., The Anthem (with Fever Ray)
Tuesday 2 – Raleigh, The Ritz
Wednesday 3 – Atlanta, The Tabernacle
Friday 5 – Dallas, Southside Ballroom
Saturday 6 – Austin, Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater
Sunday 7 – Houston, The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall
Tuesday 9 – St. Petersburg, Jannus Live
Wednesday 10 – Fort Lauderdale, Revolution Live
Saturday 13 – Las Vegas, Sick New World Festival
Tuesday 16 – Phoenix, The Van Buren
Wednesday 17 – San Diego, Soma
Friday 19 – Los Angeles, Hollywood Palladium
Sunday 21 – Anaheim, House of Blues
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As Dre continues on her increasingly violent path, she encounters characters played by Damson Idris (Marissa’s boyfriend, Khalid) as well as Byron Bowers, Kiersey Clemons, Paris Jackson, internet personality Rickey Thompson, Rory Culkin and American Auto breakout X Mayo.
New music from Glover was shared in the show’s trailer, and now a full six-track EP has been released in conjunction with the show landing on Amazon.
The songs see Glover collaborate with the show’s fictional star Ni’jah (Nirine S. Brown) and features contributions from Fam Udeorji, Teo Halm, Jeff Kleinman and others.
Listen to the ‘Swarm’ EP below.
Back in January, Glover spoke about whether or not his musical alter ego Childish Gambino was retired during an interview at the Golden Globes 2023.
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“I’m making music right now,” he told Laverne Cox. “I love it. I’m in the studio, I’ve been bringing people in, secret people, and working on things.”
At the Golden Globes, Glover said he was “just making [music] for fun right now. But soon, something will happen I promise. Something will happen.”
Glover’s last full musical release as Childish Gambino arrived in 2020 with the album ‘3.15.20’. In a four-star review, NME wrote: “The impressive ‘3.15.20’ is well worth the wait — we’ll keep our fingers firmly crossed, then, that he doesn’t give in to his past evasiveness and take the record down again.”
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Check out footage of Travie McCoy starting the chant below:
Unforgettable ❤️ #modsun #traviemccoy #nyc #irvingplaza #modsunconcert #modsuntour
In other news, Mod Sun and Machine Gun Kelly jointly took home the prize for Worst Director at the Razzies last week for their film Good Mourning.
Kelly and Sun’s stoner film follows movie star London Clash (portrayed by Kelly) after he wakes up to what he believes is a break-up text from the love of his life – and things go downhill from that moment onwards.
Good Mourning was nominated in almost all of the Razzies 2023 categories: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (MGK), Worst Supporting Actor (Pete Davidson), Worst Screen Couple (MGK and Mod Sun) and Worst Screenplay.
Critic Matt Conway of Battle Royale With Cheese wrote: “The overwhelming lack of cohesion should not be too shocking considering Kelly and Sun wrote the film in a mere few days.
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“Kelly and Sun’s directorial approach is similarly listless. Aside from a few clever artistic flourishes, their production values lack competence and an attractive creative vision.”
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In the post he included a photo of him next to the fan, taken two decades ago. “Nice to see you again, sir. Love from Rob x” the singer wrote at the end of the caption.
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The former Take That bandmember is currently touring in celebration of his 25th anniversary as a soloist.
Earlier this year the singer thanked fans for “protecting” him in emotional speech about mental health.
“Over the years, there has been the delving into the mental illness and the struggling with just being a human,” Williams said when addressing the audience at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome on January 28.
In other news, Williams recently reiterated his desire to play Glastonbury‘s legends slot, saying that he’d “slaughter it” if given the chance.
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The singer has long stated that it’s his wish to perform at Worthy Farm, saying last year that it “would be cool” to play at “the epicentre of the music world”.
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De La Soul were on Thursday joined by The Roots – Fallon‘s house band – with Black Thought standing in for Dove’s verses on the track.
Before the performance, surviving De La Soul members Posdnuos and Maseo opened up about the 15-year process of bringing their catalogue to streaming services. They also reflected about their early days in Long Island and recording their 1989 debut ‘3 Feet High And Rising’.
Both posts consisted of lengthy messages from each surviving member, accompanied by a carousel of images depicting the rapper throughout his career. In the first, Posdnuos paid his respects, writing: “You were the heart of our group. You brought so much creativity, energy, and passion to our music, and your influence will be felt for years to come.”
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De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove. Credit: Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage
Referencing Trugoy’s opening verse from their 1991 ‘De La Soul Is Dead’ cut, ‘Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)’, he continued: “Thank you for helping us become a group that will remain etched in the timeline of hip hop culture as well as the fabric of music and for now on when we perform “Ring Ring Ring Ha Ha Hey” we will say ‘2-2-2-2-222 we got an angel in heaven who can talk to you’”.
Maseo followed with a heartfelt message reflecting his close relationship with the deceased emcee, stating: “Dave – thank you so much for being in my life. Although you and I would argue like hell, we would both admit when we were wrong and totally come full circle and say, “I Love You.”
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“This song’s actually a song about friendship sort of. Edge and myself were discussing earlier how we’ve gotten a little maybe more intolerant as we’ve gotten older of our friends. I’ve made the mistake of putting my friends into categories,” Bono added.
“You should never do this. The really difficult ones, you have to be careful what you say around them kind of.”
Meanwhile, the Irish duo dedicated ‘Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of’ to the late INXS singer Michael Hutchence, a longtime friend of the group.
Yesterday (March 17) U2 released ‘Songs Of Surrender’, a collection of reimagined versions of 40 of the group’s hits.
In a three-star review of ‘Songs Of Surrender’, NME wrote: “Thankfully, ‘Songs Of Surrender’ isn’t quite the disaster it initially threatened to be. Sure, some of the Irish four-piece’s biggest songs (‘Pride’, ‘Where The Streets Have No Name’, ‘The Fly’) have been stripped of their epic brilliance, but a number of U2’s early tracks and deep cuts have been thoughtfully reworked here through older and wiser eyes.
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“There is disappointment that a number of U2’s big-hitters don’t translate well on ‘Stories For Surrender’, but this revision hasn’t been a totally fruitless endeavour: you just have to dig a little bit deeper to find the reimagined material that’s truly worth savouring.”
U2 also appeared in BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room this week where they performed orchestral versions of ‘Vertigo’, ‘One’ and a cover of ABBA‘s ‘S.O.S’.
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The trio previously worked together alongside Flowdan on the single ‘Rumble’, which was released in January as one of the first songs to be heard from Skrillex’s album ‘Quest For Fire’. The album arrived the following month before it was quickly followed up with another one, ‘Don’t Get Too Close’.
Check out ‘Baby Again..’ below:
The trio’s Madison Square Garden show took place in February. It lasted five hours and sold out in three minutes.
In a three-star review of Skrillex’s ‘Quest For Fire’, NME wrote: Covering so much ground (‘Hydrate’ even bridges dubstep and reggae) means the album lacks a clear narrative or overarching theme. Perhaps that was Moore’s intention: to deliver a collection of genre-blending tracks that push things forward while succinctly showcasing his seemingly endless versatility. Yet by fusing the past, present – and once again setting a blueprint for the future of music – Skrillex’s status in modern music remains unchallenged.
Elsewhere, Fred Again.. shared a new song, ‘Mike (Desert Island Duvet)’ earlier this month, featuring a verse from The Streets‘ Mike Skinner and original vocals from singer Dermot Kennedy.
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At the 65th Annual Awards in Los Angeles on February 5, Styles and his dancers were forced to “reverse” their routine live onstage after the revolving stage malfunctioned.
Harry Styles performs onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California (CREDIT: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy )
The pop star sang his 2022 hit single ‘As It Was’ and was due to mirror the song’s official video by presenting Styles on spinning turntable alongside a group of backing dancers.
The pop star sang his 2022 hit single ‘As It Was’ at the 65th Annual Awards in Los Angeles, California last Sunday (February 5).
Himede added that the mishap “was heartbreaking”.
“In rehearsals his performance was so polished. I was sitting there admiring how amazing Harry and his dancers were to just run with it and cope with it. To continue the performance live and all of a sudden think, ‘I have to just go in reverse now’, is quite incredible.”
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Himede added that incidents like that why multiple rehearsals are so important for live television, as he went on to discuss his next big project: the set design for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.
Meanwhile, in other Styles news, Shania Twain has released an official cover of his song ‘Fallen’.
The track, released as part of the singer’s Spotify Sings session on March 15, is also accompanied by Twain’s cover of the Howlin’ Wolf song ‘Spoonful’ and the title track of her recent album, ‘Queen Of Me’.
Twain said of her ‘Falling’ cover in a statement to Stereogum: “I just fell in love with ‘Falling’. I love Harry Styles anyway and his version of the song really moved me and I wanted to try it on. It came out more emotional than I thought it would and I was very pleased – I can kind of hear my pain in it.”
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She added: “This is one of my favourite songs of theirs, and I do get choked up, so, if I do, don’t blame me.”
Reflecting on the experience on Twitter, MUNA wrote: “so thankful to @lorde and her wonderful band and team for bringing us on this aussie leg of tour.
“has been a pleasure to watch them perform and a total honor to sing kind of girl with her during her set last night. very grateful for this life as always.”
ALSO THIS FUCKING HAPPENED!! pic.twitter.com/qsWpFCD9qb
— Garrett (@lordespf) March 16, 2023
LORDE AND MUNA AHH pic.twitter.com/O2fTYotAQC
— alice (@blueweekendss) March 17, 2023
so thankful to @lorde and her wonderful band and team for bringing us on this aussie leg of tour. has been a pleasure to watch them perform and a total honor to sing kind of girl with her during her set last night. very grateful for this life as always.
— MUNA (@whereisMUNA) March 16, 2023
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During the current tour, Lorde provided an update on her upcoming fourth studio album, saying she “feel[s] excited about what’s coming”.
The artist spoke of the project during an interview with Ensemble, revealing that she has completed “a big chunk of work before I actually start writing music”, including research and “writ[ing] a lot down”. She continued: “It has taken me quite a while [to start working on the album]. I mean, I do just take a long time.”
“It’s been super exciting and I feel excited about what’s coming,” she added. Lorde revealed that the as-yet-untitled album will arrive sooner than it took for her to release ‘Solar Power’ – which came four years after ‘Melodrama’ – saying, “It’s always my intention to move as quickly as I fucking can. I don’t want to wait, so take from that what you will.”
Lorde previously teased the contents of a ‘Solar Power’ follow-up last June, telling audiences at a London show that she was “getting nearer” to writing and releasing nothing but “bangers”. Months later, she told fans that she “kept working pretty much since tour ended, spending long days in a dark room”.
Both Lorde and MUNA have recently announced new UK gigs for this summer, with the former headlining Cornwall’s Boardmasters alongside Liam Gallagher and Florence + The Machine, while MUNA will support boygenius – the trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – on the London date of their first ever UK tour.
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“Welcome to the cause gents!” And thank you for putting your money to amazing creative use!” White wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of Metallica.
“Here’s hoping the major labels will also see this as further proof, and finally start investing in themselves,” he added. “Outstanding.”
In the comment section of the post, Metallica replied: “So unbelievable and grateful to be able to do this after all these years. Who would’ve thought that this was even possible back in the day?! You have pioneered all of this, and we’re psyched to follow in your footsteps!”
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It was revealed at the start of 2023 that vinyl outsold CD for first time in 35 years last year. Overall music sales increased by three per cent in 2022 to almost £2billion, which is the highest figure since 2003 and nearly double the level of their low point in 2013.
The US also saw its biggest week for vinyl since 1991 at the end of last year, selling 2.2million vinyl albums in the week ending December 22.
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Metallica frontman James Hetfield said of their new deal: “Furnace has been great to Metallica and more importantly to our fans. This deepened relationship between Metallica and Furnace ensures that fans of vinyl everywhere, particularly our Fifth Members, will have continued access to high quality records in the future.”
Elsewhere, this week Jack White responded to the recent controversy surrounding The White Stripes drummer Meg White’s playing ability.
Jack and Meg White formed the band in 1997 and went on to become one of the most successful bands of the 21st century, but the latter has often been criticised for her drumming style. The discourse was revived again recently when journalist Lachlan Markay tweeted: “The tragedy of the White Stripes is how great they would’ve been with a half decent drummer.
A number of musicians have defended Meg White, including The Roots’ Questlove and Portishead‘s Geoff Barrow. Unknown Mortal Orchestra‘s Ruban Nielson also said “there’s no one like meg white”, and recalled that “kids would lose their mind to her drumming”.
White himself then stepped in to celebrate the drummer, posting a photo of Meg at her drum kit on social media along with a poem about her talents.
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‘War Pigs’ is on Black Sabbath’s seminal second studio album ‘Paranoid’. Despite being often recognised as an anti-war song, the band’s bassist Geezer Butler claimed the track “wasn’t about politics or government or anything. It was [about] evil.”
T-Pain said that he started this record after winning the first season The Masked Singer US, and that “each one of these songs means something to me and helped me fall in love with music at different points in my life.”
He continued: “Now that I’m independent, I’m able to do whatever I want to do through Nappy Boy Entertainment and this is something I’ve felt strongly about for a long time.”
‘On Top Of The Covers’ was released today (March 17) via Nappy Boy Entertainment.
The record is T-Pain’s first LP since 2019’s ‘1UP’ and features covers of songs by Frank Sinatra, Journey and Sam Cooke. You can check out the full tracklist below.
T-Pain – ‘On Top Of The Covers’ album
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1. ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ (originally by Sam Cooke)
2. ‘Don’t Stop Believein” (originally by Journey)
3. ‘Sharing the Night Together’ (originally by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show)
4. ‘Stay With Me’ (originally by Sam Smith)
5. ‘Tennessee Whiskey’ (originally by Chris Stapleton)
6. ‘That’s Life’ (originally by Frank Sinatra)
7. ‘War Pigs’ (originally by Black Sabbath)
The artist and gamer made headlines last year when he pleaded for Apex Legends fans to stop harassing the game’s developers, after an increase of toxic behaviour among fans.
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The single also marks the creative reunion of LA Reid and Usher, who haven’t worked together since the 2004 diamond-selling album ‘Confessions’. Reid was the one who discovered Usher and signed him to LaFace Records, propelling the then 14-year-old to stardom.
Usher hasn’t released a full album since 2016’s ‘Hard II Love’, which peaked in the Top 10 album charts in the US, Australia, and the UK. However, the 44-year-old has been teasing a new album since 2019 in an Instagram post with Jermaine Dupri.
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His upcoming ninth album has been thought to be a sequel to ‘Confessions’, but in a recent GQ cover story, Usher negated that, saying, “I want to be better than what I was.”
Currently, the Atlantan singer is doing a Las Vegas residency at the Park MGM, after a successful run at Caesars Palace in 2021. The tour started on March 15 and is set to end on October 28.
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In other news, Usher is set to perform at the upcoming Dreamville Festival, curated by J.Cole in April 2023 alongside Burna Boy, Drake and more.
He also recent chimed in to denounce longtime friend Diddy‘s claims that “R&B is dead”, saying that “he sounds nuts”.
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