Music

Comedian Munya Chawawa has poked fun at the ongoing Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud by sharing his own parody diss track. The British-Zimbabwe social media star is known for his viral musical skits (as either himself or as “posh driller” Unknown P) that provide satirical commentary on pop culture and public affairs. Now, he has

Tems has released the heartfelt new single ‘Love Me Jeje’ – inspired by Nigerian legend Seyi Sodimu. ‘Love Me JeJe’ is Tems’ first single of the year and will appear on her highly anticipated debut studio album, ‘Born In The Wild’. The song was solely written by Tems and was produced by GuiltyBeatz (WizKid, Burna

Drake has removed his diss track ‘Taylor Made Freestyle‘ after Tupac’s estate threatened a lawsuit over AI-generated vocals. READ MORE: Drake – ‘For All The Dogs’ review: banger-less, bitter and deeply mid The ‘Headlines’ rapper was hit with a cease-and-desist letter (per Billboard) and was told by litigator Howard King that his diss track must be taken down

K-pop boyband OnlyOneOf have announced more dates and concerts for their ongoing ‘Things I Can’t Say LOve’ world tour in 2024. Today, (April 26), OnlyOneOf revealed the cities and date for their long-awaited Asia and Australia legs of their 2024 world tour. It comes after the K-pop boyband announced the Japan, America and Europe legs

Soulja Boy has shared his interest in purchasing TikTok after US Congress passed a bill that could lead to the app’s potential ban. READ MORE: Why might TikTok be banned in the US? This week (April 23), US Congress passed the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act that could force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell

It was confirmed at the time that the partnership would see several of NWA’s programmes streaming for free on the US network, and also include “a brand new unscripted untitled series about Corgan’s life, family, role as president of NWA, and his ‘day job’.” Now, the title and premiere date for the show have been

K-pop girl group Kep1er will reportedly disband in July after discussions about a potential contract extension fall through. Today (April 25), South Korean news outlet Star News reported that Kep1er will disband in July as originally scheduled, with the members returning back to their respective agencies thereafter. The K-pop act were in discussions for a contract

Porter Robinson has announced his third studio album ‘SMILE! :D’ and shared its euphoric new single ‘Knock Yourself Out XD’. The dance musician has shared the news of his upcoming record, which will be released on July 26 via MOM+POP Records. So far, he has also shared the explosive song ‘Cheerleader‘ as a preview of

Now, Grimes has shared the full video clip on social media. The musician took to X/Twitter to share it writing: “I’ve been working w members of @KNGMKRlabs since the beginning of Grimes – together we’ve pulled off some beautiful chaos (such as the grimes workout routine/ eyeball surgery controversy, the genesis music video etc) But

South Korean entertainment giant HYBE has claimed that it has found evidence that ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin is trying to “seize control” of the K-pop agency, while the latter has described such a move as “impossible”. HYBE and Min Hee-jin have been in an increasingly public feud and power struggle over ADOR, the K-pop agency

A popular TikToker was sued by Sony Music and now has to pay over $800,000 in damages for using a copyrighted sample without permission. Back in 2022, Arizona-based artist Trefuego – real name Dantreal Daevon Clark-Rainbolt –was issued a strict copyright takedown notice for his track ‘90mh’ by the music industry giant. Sony then filed

Vampire Weekend have announced an extra London date for their 2024 UK and Ireland tour – find all the details below. READ MORE: Vampire Weekend – ‘Only God Was Above Us’ review: back to the Big Apple The NYC band are due to hit the road this November in support of their fifth album ‘Only God

Coachella has announced its dates for 2025, as well as how to get advance tickets – find out more below. READ MORE: Coachella 2024: surprises, technical difficulties and a distinct lack of vibes Fresh off the second weekend of Coachella 2024, the festival took to social media to reveal the dates for 2025, which will take

AURORA has recounted the time she asked Chemical Brothers‘ Tom Rowlands to “puke vomit all over” a song on her new album ‘What Happened To The Heart?’ Speaking as part of NME’s In Conversation series, the Norwegian alt-pop artist said her new LP was “extremely playful” and has seen her “working with people I admire.”

Organisers at Manchester’s new Co-Op Live arena have postponed their opening Peter Kay shows. READ MORE: UK grassroots venues “going over a cliff” without urgent government action or investment from arenas The Bolton comedian was due to perform tomorrow (April 23) and Wednesday (April 24) but following a test gig featuring Rick Astley at the weekend,

DJ Snake has brought out 50 Cent as a guest performer during his set at Coachella on April 21. While performing at the Sahara tent, the French DJ and producer invited 50 Cent to join him onstage as the rapper performed a medley of three songs: ‘Many Men (Wish Death)’, ‘In Da Club’ and ‘P.I.M.P’.

Taylor Swift‘s new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department‘ has been streamed more than 300million times in one day on Spotify. The streaming platform announced the popstar had broken a new record for most-streamed album in a day. Previously, the record was held by her re-recorded version of ‘1989’. Taking to social media, Spotify announced: “History

David Beckham has shared a video of all five Spice Girls reuniting for Victoria’s 50th birthday celebrations – check it out below.  The former England captain posted the clip on his official Instagram account, showing Emma Bunton, Melanie C, Geri Halliwell and Mel B joining Victoria as they sing and dance along to their 1998

A London pub namechecked on Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ has been swamped by Swifties. Swift dropped the album yesterday (April 19), before later revealing that it is in fact a double album, sharing 15 additional tracks. She has also released the official video for the single ’Fortnight’, which features Post Malone. One unexpected side effect of the

Leeds club Wire has announced that it is to permanently close its doors in June. The long-running venue, which includes a 300-capacity live music space in the basement, is just the latest casualty of a grassroots live music industry that is under increasing pressure. Confirming the news on Instagram, Wire wrote: “It is with great

Bring Me The Horizon brought out IV from Sleep Token to perform ‘Antivist’ during a show in Brisbane today (April 20). The Sheffield metallers have been on tour in Australia with Sleep Token as main support, as well as Make Them Suffer and Daine. During the show, the masked band’s guitarist joined Bring Me The

The woman who stalked Harry Styles and sent him 8,000 cards has been jailed and has been banned from attending his gigs. READ MORE:  Harry Styles – ‘Harry’s House’ review: grounded star finds home is where the heart is 35-year-old Brazilian Myra Carvalho had sent the ‘Lights Up’ singer 8,000 cards and handwritten letters in less

Brian Eno has spoken about his “powerful” David Bowie collaboration ‘Get Real’ which he is now reworking as part of a new climate change album project. The record, titled ‘Sounds Right’, has been developed by Eno in conjunction with the Museum for the United Nations, in the lead-up to Earth Day on April 22. Aurora

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie has teamed up with Eric Cantona on a song the ex-footballer penned for Palestinians. The pair joined forces on vocals at a concert at King’s Place in London for the track ‘Give Us A Ticket’. You can view the footage below. Writing on the official Primal Scream Instagram, Gillespie wrote: “Last night

Taylor Swift‘s 11th album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’, has arrived and fans have taken to social media to theorise what some songs mean, and who the albums was written about. Shortly after the album’s release earlier today (April 19), Swifties took to X (formerly Twitter) to theorise that despite her lengthy relationship with English actor

Slipknot have teased a mystery upcoming event with a cryptic billboard message in California that reads ‘ONE NIGHT ONLY’. The apparent advert popped up on a billboard on the highway to Coachella 2024 over the last week, bearing the band’s logo alongside a second slogan of ‘LONG MAY YOU DIE’. Also included on the banner

Montreux Jazz Festival has shared the line-up for its 2024 instalment, with the likes of Kraftwerk, The National and Raye set to perform. The 58th edition of the prestigious Swiss festival is due to take place on the Lake Geneva shoreline between July 5-20. Tickets go on general sale at 11am BST tomorrow (Friday, April

Zico and BLACKPINK member Jennie have teased their upcoming collaboration, titled ‘Spot!’. Today (April 18), Zico posted a video of him and BLACKPINK’s Jennie in a recording studio dancing along to a preview of their upcoming single on Instagram. The snippet features vocals from the girl group member singing: “Up and down, round and round,

Neseblod Records, the famous black metal site in Norway has been damaged by a fire according to reports.  As noted in Verdens Gang (VG), the iconic record store and venue space caught fire on April 9 and the surrounding apartments in the area were also evacuated due to the amount of smoke the fire caused.