David Bowie live album on its way

Nile Rodgers has revealed that he envied David Bowie for “never worrying” about which race would listen to his music, while saying that black artists “have to stay in one lane”.Amid the current conversations surrounding racial injustice and inequality, the Chic star was asked by Metro about how the music industry has changed for black musicians over time.“A lot of artists have become wealthier and more famous quicker, but still black artists are basically…basically you have to drive in one lane

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Comcast’s European broadcaster Sky has taken full control of Love Productions, the producer behind Channel 4 hit The Great British Bake Off.Sky took a 70.41% stake in Love Productions in 2014, and now the pay-TV operator has acquired the remaining 29.59% of shares in the Richard McKerrow-founded outfit, as it continues to build its production empire.Jane Millichip, Sky Studios’ chief commercial officer, said: “Love Productions is a world-class

Bruce Springsteen has released ‘Streets of Philadelphia’, a live album recorded during a 1999 show at Philadelphia’s First Union Center. The album has long been a favourite bootleg among the Springsteen faithful but has never been officially released.Springsteen is accompanied by his iconic backing group, The E Street Band, on the recording.The album is named after the track Springsteen wrote for the film Philadelphia and is available to purchase now via his website.

David Bowie helped to "save" him after his famous stage invasion of Michael Jackson during the 1996 Brit Awards.The Pulp frontman walked onstage during Jackson's performance of Earth Song leading to his arrest where he was held by police on suspicion of assault.The singer said in a statement released at the time that his actions were "a form of protest at the way Michael Jackson sees himself as some kind of Christ-like figure".Cocker, 56, explained to The New York Times: “There was an accusation

Jarvis Cocker has revealed how he was “saved” by David Bowie following his notorious appearance during Michael Jackson‘s 1996 Brit Awards performance.During the ceremony, Cocker appeared on stage uninvited during Jackson’s performance to protest how Jackson “sees himself as some kind of Christ-like figure with the power of healing”.Cocker was subsequently arrested and held by the police on suspicion of assault, before being later released without charge.Discussing the incident in a new interview

Enter Shikari have released a new live album, ‘The Last Spark (Bootleg Series Vol. 11)’, to raise money for charity.The profits from the latest instalment of their ‘Bootleg Series’ will be shared between the band’s road crew to make up for some of the earnings they’ve lost due to the coronavirus pandemic.‘The Last Spark’ is available at a pay-what-you-want rate, with a minimum donation of £3 required to purchase the album.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe score that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross composed for HBO’s limited series “Watchmen” could be boiled down to this: It the most Nine Inch Nails of times, it was the least Nine Inch Nails of times. Which is to say, their work on the thoughtful science-fiction drama took them as close to their rock ‘n’ roll day job (or night job, depending how you look at it) as any film or TV scoring project ever has.

A Certain Ratio have announced their first album in 12 years, ‘Acr Loco’ – listen to the first single ‘Always In Love’ below.The Manchester group, whose last record ‘Mind Made Up’ arrived in 2008, will release their 10th studio album on September 25 via Mute.Recorded by the line-up consisting of Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop and Donald Johnson, ‘Acr Loco’ also features contributions from Sink Ya Teeth’s Maria Uzor and Gemma Cullingford, Gabe Gurnsey (Factory Floor) and Mike Joyce and Eric

Idles have stepped in to help support Ramsgate Music Hall during the coronavirus crisis by donating all proceeds from their latest live album to the Kent venue.Ramsgate Music Hall is one of the many grassroots music venues in the UK that have been financially affected by the lockdown.

A posthumous live album from the Man in Black is on the way, courtesy of Jack White’s Third Man Records.

Jack White of The White Stripes, has announced that it will be releasing a newly unearthed Johnny Cash live album.Recorded in 1973 as part of ‘A Week To Remember’ – a week of concerts put on by Columbia Records and record executive Clive Davis – the man in black’s performance at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles will be made available for the first time ever on July 31.Entitled ‘A Night To Remember’, the 2 LP set features a gold foil LP jacket, a “double vintage white LP,” a gold 7″ featuring

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorLike many Americans, David Dobkin had never heard of the Eurovision Song Contest. But when the script for “Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga” from Will Ferrell and Andrew Steele landed on his lap, the director of “Wedding Crashers” immediately fell in love with the characters.