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An anti-racism protest rave march is to take place in London next month. The ‘House Against Hate’ march will take place on March 16 through the streets of central London. The event will also coincide with the United Nations Anti-Racism Day calling for “the UK establishment to stop the hate.” The “mobile protest” is organised

British grime pioneer Wiley has been stripped of his MBE for “bringing the honours system into disrepute,” BBC News reports. The decision from the Honours Forfeiture Committee comes nearly four years after the musician made numerous antisemitic statements online. Wiley was appointed to be a member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order

AURORA is set to front the new season of Tearjerker podcast on BBC Sounds about the “healing power of emotional music”. The artist will be hosting the fourth season of the podcast, following in the footsteps of Jorja Smith, Jordan Rakei and Sigrid. Per a press release, AURORA’s music choices range from classical to electronica,

Justin Timberlake has shared another new song from his next album, Everything I Thought It Was. Timberlake wrote his new track, “Drown,” with Louis Bell, Henry Walter, Amy Allen, and Kenyon Dixon, and Bell co-produced it with Cirkut. Listen to the song below. “Drown” is the second single from Everything I Thought It Was, following

IDLES has opened up about some key life – and coffee – lessons learnt from LCD Soundsystem. In NME‘s most recent In Conversation series, we sat down with frontman Joe Talbot to discuss his experiences touring and working with LCD Soundsystem. James Murphy and Nancy Whang of the band recently teamed up with Talbot to feature

A federal judge has dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan (of New York) ordered yesterday (February 21) that the plaintiff, Jeanne Bellino, did not take action against Tyler in a timely enough fashion. Bellino had sued Steven Tyler in a New York state court last November. The

Lionel Messi has curated and shared a special warm-up playlist for Apple Music – stream the playlist below. Messi said via the description of the playlist for Apple Music: “Music has always played a significant role in my life, especially on match days. Music calms my mind, helping me maintain composure and relaxation.” The playlist

At long last, Normani has announced the title of her debut solo studio album, Dopamine. The album does not yet have a release date. See the album cover below. Normani got her start with Fifth Harmony in 2012, and she featured on all three of the girl group’s LPs: 2015’s Reflection, 2016’s 7/27, and 2017’s

Digga D‘s home was visited by armed police while the rapper was in the middle of a broadcast on Instagram Live. A 40-second clip of the live video recorded by a fan shows the 23-year-old London rapper – real name Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert – shouting at officers who are attempting to enter his property.

One of Beyoncé’s new songs, “Texas Hold ’Em,” has landed at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, Billboard reports. She is now the first Black woman to ever hold the spot, Variety notes. The superstar’s “16 Carriages,” released simultaneously, also charted at No. 9 on the Hot Country Songs chart. Both songs are Beyoncé’s

It has been revealed that the best-selling cassettes in the US last year were all Taylor Swift or Guardians Of The Galaxy. According to a new report shared by Billboard, Swift has earned two spots on the top five best-selling cassettes from 2023. ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)‘ holds the Number Two spot and ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s

Each of the Beatles will be the subject of his own biopic in a new Sam Mendes tetralogy set for 2027—the first scripted Beatles films with rights to the band’s life stories and music catalog. Mendes, the director of American Beauty, Skyfall, and 1917, conceived the project and will direct the four movies, one from

Swedish House Mafia have announced a huge six-week residency at the famed Ushuaïa venue in Ibiza later this year. The trio of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso took to social media this past weekend to announce the residency, their first in Ibiza in over a decade. Per their post, they will perform for six

The 2024 Roots Picnic lineup is here, with top billing for a special New Orleans celebration from Lil Wayne and the Roots, featuring Trombone Shorty, PJ Morton, and others. Jill Scott co-headlines, with André 3000, Nas, Gunna, and Victoria Monét among the other big names. The festival takes place at the Mann in Fairmount Park,

McFly have announced a 21st anniversary show taking place at the O2 in London this October. More than two decades since the pop-rock boyband formed, the group are celebrating their “21st birthday” with a special show on October 10, where they’re set to play hits and fan favourites from across their career. The O2 is

Brian Wilson’s family is seeking a conservatorship for the Beach Boys star, saying in a filing that he is “unable to properly provide for his own personal needs for physical health, food, clothing, or shelter” due to a neurocognitive disorder similar to dementia. The family said in a statement, shared on Wilson’s Instagram, that it

Sophie Ellis-Bextor took to the stage at the BAFTA Film Awards tonight to perform her resurgent hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ – watch the footage below. The song features memorably over the now infamous final scene of Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, and since the film’s release at the end of 2023, it has became a viral

Russell Simmons has been sued for defaming the former Def Jam Recordings executive Drew Dixon, who accused him, in 2017, of sexual assault. The lawsuit cites a Graham Bensinger interview last December in which Simmons, who has denied assault allegations by Dixon and other women, suggested accusers might “want notoriety in the market where people

Éric Cantona has announced the release of his first ever live album, ‘Cantona Sings Éric – First Tour Ever’, to be released on March 29. The football icon made his debut tour in 2023, and this live album will draw 17 tracks from multiple dates of the run of shows, and will feature many of

At the 2024 Grammy Awards, Paramore formally won their first two trophies: Best Rock Album (for This Is Why) and Best Alternative Music Performance (for “This Is Why”). Another Tennessee-based artist also won her first Grammy: Eight-time nominee Allison Russell earned Best American Roots Performance for “Eve Was Black.” In celebration, Nashville Democrat Justin Jones

Jordan North has officially announced his departure from BBC Radio 1. Yesterday, the BBC announced that the Lancashire host was leaving the radio station after a decade of working there. He has hosted the drivetime show with Vick Hope since 2021, along with other shows at the station. Now, North has shared his own statement

Ridley Scott is in negotiations to direct and produce the long-teased Bee Gees biopic, Deadline reports and Pitchfork can confirm. If confirmed, Scott will produce alongside Stacey Snider, GK Film’ Graham King, and Scott Free Productions’ Michael Pruss. Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb is the executive producer of the new biopic, which will be distributed globally

English Teacher have dropped their seething new single ‘R&B’. The post-punk band have shared the latest song from their upcoming album ‘This Could Be Texas‘, due out April 12 via Island. ‘R&B’ was previously released in 2021, and has been re-recorded for their new record. Frontwoman Lily Fontaine has said this single is about a

Ariana Grande has recruited the inimitable Mariah Carey for a new version of “Yes, And?” The singers had previously connected in 2020 for “Oh Santa!” Listen to their new song below. Ahead of the new remix’s release, Grande wrote online, “there truly are no words that suffice. thank you from the bottom of my heart

Ridley Scott is reportedly in talks to helm an upcoming biopic based on the Bee Gees. According to a report from Deadline Hollywood, anonymous sources close to to the project told the outlet that Scott is currently in the negotiations phase with Paramount Pictures to lead its upcoming biopic based on the group. The film,

Tomorrow (February 16), Jennifer Lopez releases This Is Me…Now, her first new album since 2014’s A.K.A. and the spiritual sequel to 2002’s This Is Me…Then. Today, she’s announced This Is Me…Now the Tour, which begins in Florida in June. See Lopez’s 2024 tour dates below. In other Jennifer Lopez news, the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign‘s track ‘Good (Don’t Die)’ has been removed from Spotify following a complaint over an unauthorised Donna Summer sample by the late singer’s estate. The song appears on the two rappers’ new collaborative album ‘Vultures 1’, which arrived last Saturday (February 10) and serves as the first part of a

New York rapper MIKE and producer Tony Seltzer have come together for the new song “R&B.” It arrives with a music video directed by Jelani Miller. Watch it below. MIKE and Tony Seltzer connected last year for the single “Red Jacket 6.” Seltzer also produced two songs on MIKE’s 2017 breakthrough May God Bless Your

Brixton’s Reprezent Radio have sent out a funding plea in order to continue operating. The radio station was founded in 2011, and has helped countless young people and musicians into the industry such as Stormzy, Jamz Supernova, Maya Jama, and many others. The station was also visited by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle back in

Lana Del Rey is the latest artist to release a cover song for Jack Antonoff’s The New Look soundtrack. Her contribution is Irving Berlin’s 1920s song “Blue Skies.” Listen to the new track below. Del Rey’s “Blue Skies” follows the 1975’s “Now Is the Hour” and Florence and the Machine’s “White Cliffs of Dover.” The