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Four Tops singer Duke Fakir, the last surviving member of the legendary Motown vocal quartet, has died, reports Detroit Free Press. Fakir co-founded Four Tops in 1953 when he was just 18 years old and performed live with the group for his entire life. Following the death of his bandmates over the years, Fakir assembled

Duke Fakir, the final surviving member of The Four Tops, has died aged 88. Fakir passed away in his home in Detroit today (July 22) from heart failure, which his family confirmed to the Detroit Free Press. In a statement shared with the paper, they wrote: “Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss

Donald Glover has shared a video for “Lithonia,” the single that led the new Childish Gambino album, Bando Stone and the New World. The short opens with a dramatic full-band rendition of the track before taking an alarming turn. Jack Begert directed, with a cast including Suzanna Son, Alex Wolff, and Glover’s longtime collaborator Ludwig

Paul Weller has played a surprise performance outside a small chip shop in West London. Check out footage of the moment below. The singer, songwriter and former frontman of The Jam made the appearance on Saturday afternoon, when he took to a stage at a street party in West London. The event was held as

I have been composing my whole life, although I didn’t know initially that was what I was doing. The inspiration for ‘A Ballet Through Mud’ comes from my earliest creative output as a teenager, but its themes are universal—love, exploration, and adventure. I hope people use it to score their own lives, to transform a

Damon Albarn has reacted to Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer covering ‘Parklife’ at BST Hyde Park this year. Williams and the EastEnders actor teamed up for the surprise collaboration at Williams’ headline set at BST Hyde Park on July 6. Dyer performed the Cockney spoken-word parts originally performed by Quadrophenia actor Phil Daniels. Now, Damon Albarn has

The Smashing Pumpkins are releasing a new album, Aghori Mhori Mei, on Friday, August 2. The follow-up to last year’s 33-song Atum spans just 10 tracks. See the tracklist and album cover below. Aghori Mhori Mei is the first Smashing Pumpkins album since the departure, in the autumn of 2023, of longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder.

Mitski has shared her English-language cover of Italian song ‘Bella Ciao’ – listen to it down below. The Japanese-American artist took to YouTube to share her cover, for which she admitted she “used Google Translate, shamelessly”. “I tried making an English language version of this really important Italian song called ‘Bella Ciao’,” she told fans.

Jónsi has announced a new album, First Light. The Sigur Rós singer and composer has shared a pair of songs, “Flicker” and “Cherry Blossom,” ahead of the record’s August 30 release. For the record, which he initially conceived as a video game score, Jónsi partnered with the music and wellness platform Myndstream, who will release

Cardi B and Rob49 have teamed up for their boisterous new collaboration, ‘On Dat Money’. The New York rapper and the New Orleans musician have combined forces for their new hedonistic trap banger, which sees Rob49 request one to “Fuck me on that money, bitch / Bitch, fuck me on that money (Yeah)”. Speaking about

New Orleans rapper Rob49 and Cardi B have come together for the new song “On Dat Money.” The single is produced by LunchMoney Lewis and Schife, and George Buford, Frederick Buford, and DirectedByFrankie directed its accompany music video, which you can find below. In a press release, Rob49 said, “I’ve been grinding hard all summer,

Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi has announced a new album ‘First Light’, alongside two new singles ‘Flicker’ and ‘Cherry Blossom’. Check them out below. Revealed today (July 19), ‘First Light’ will be Jónsi’s fourth studio album, following the Icelandic musician’s ‘Obsidian‘, which came in October 2021. It’s set for release August 30 via health and wellbeing

The freshly reunited feminist punk rockers Bratmobile are celebrating their return by reissuing two long-out-of-print albums: 2000’s Ladies, Women and Girls and 2002’s Girls Get Busy. The newly remastered reissues mark the first time these records will be available on vinyl and CD since their original releases. Both are slated to arrive October 25 via

Legendary LA recording studio The Record Plant has announced it will be shutting its doors after 55 years of operation. The studio, which has produced a slew of incredibly successful albums including the likes of Fleetwood Mac‘s ‘Rumors’, Lady Gaga‘s ‘ARTPOP’ and Beyoncé‘s ‘Lemonade’. The Record Plant is apparently shutting as “there is no money in the

Oso Oso, the emo and power pop band led by Jade Lilitri, have announced a new album; Life Till Bones comes out mere weeks from today on August 9 via the band’s own label, Yunahon Entertainment LLC. They’re sharing a new song called “That’s What Time Does” today, which is technically the second track from

Sports Team have announced plans to release their third album ‘Boys These Days’. The band have returned with the follow up to their 2022 album ‘Gulp!’ and shared new single ‘I’m In Love (Subaru)’, which you can listen to below. “The song captures that tension between those glossy inanimate objects you can project any desire

The Weeknd has announced a one-night only concert in São Paulo, Brazil. The event will debut an all-new live production, and will take place on Saturday, September 7, at Estádio MorumBIS—a 66,795-capacity soccer stadium in the Brazilian metropolis. Produced by Live Nation, the performance follows the Weeknd’s highly stylized After Hours Til Dawn Tour, which

Primal Scream have announced details of ‘Come Ahead’ – their first new album in eight years. Check out the new single ‘Love Insurrection’ below. Announced today (July 17), the new project will mark the band’s 12th studio album and first full-length LP since 2016’s ‘Chaosmosis’. It’ll contain 11 new tracks, and is set to see

Caroline Shaw composed the original score for Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon’s forthcoming documentary Leonardo da Vinci. On October 25, she’ll release the music on a new album for Nonesuch. Below, check out the new song “Intentions of the Mind.” Shaw recorded her Leonardo da Vinci score with bassist John Patitucci and the

It has been reported that Tenacious D‘s Kyle Gass has been dropped by his talent agency following a remark he made about Donald Trump over the weekend. Both TMZ and The Hollywood Reporter have claimed independently that Michael Greene of Greene & Associates Talent Agency is no longer representing the guitarist. The decision appears to

Jamie xx will bring his club residency, the Floor, to New York and Los Angeles this summer, after launching the night at London’s Venue MOT earlier this year. The DJ will bring surprise guests to the residencies in Bushwick and downtown Los Angeles, with venues to be revealed later. The Brooklyn dates run from July

Missy Elliott‘s debut solo single ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’ has been launched into outer space by NASA. READ MORE: 20 essential tracks from the golden age of ’90s hip-hop The agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California sent the transmission using their Deep Space Network, 158million miles from Earth to Venus at the speed of light last

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville, who was overseeing the racketeering and gang conspiracy trial against Young Thug and five associates in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recused from the case, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Lawyers for defendants Young Thug and Deamonte Kendrick filed motions claiming that Glanville held a secret meeting with prosecutors and

The Eagles have once again extended their upcoming Sphere residency. Find out when the new dates are, and where to buy tickets, below. After months of speculation that they would be taking on the Nevada megavenue, Eagles confirmed their upcoming residency last month with the announcement of an eight-show stint. Since then, they’ve already extended

Jessica Pratt made her late-night television debut on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The Los Angeles–based singer and songwriter played “Life Is,” the first single from her recent album Here in the Pitch. Watch Pratt and her band perform on the Colbert stage below. Pratt is currently on tour behind Here in the Pitch,

Kylie Minogue has brought out Brazilian pop star Anitta to perform ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ – watch fan-filmed footage below. Minogue headlined BST Hyde Park last night (July 13), where Marina, Anitta, ALTÉGO and more supported the Australian pop queen. However, Minogue had a surprise up her sleeve during her performance of ‘Can’t

LL Cool J has announced his first new studio album since 2013’s Authentic. The new album, The FORCE (“Frequencies of Real Creative Energy”), is out September 6 via Def Jam Recordings and Virgin Music Group. Guests on the album include Rick Ross and Fat Joe (on recent single “Saturday Night Special”), as well as Eminem,

Coldplay premiered new song ‘Good Feelings’ at a show in Rome on Friday night (July 12) – check out footage of the performance below. The show took place at the Stadio Olimpico in the Italian capital, the first of four shows at the venue. Towards the end of a set that was packed with the

Tame Impala are back… with a line of A.P.C. clothing. Kevin Parker has brought a capsule of “psychedelic minimalism” to the Parisian fashion brand, whose founder, Jean Touitou, has been a fan since a tip-off from his daughter. “It struck me as a synthesis of everything I’ve liked since the 1960s, from Soft Machine to