The former Pink Floyd frontman is still sparking controversy.
21.07.2022 - 13:47 / nme.com
ENHYPEN singer Jay has tested positive for COVID-19, and will be halting his activities with the group for the time being.On July 21, music label Belift Lab published a statement to South Korean outlet Mydaily announcing that the Korean-American idol has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after positive results on both a rapid antigen test and a PCR test on the same day.“He is currently showing symptoms like mild sore throat and body aches and is being treated at home away from the other members,” Belift Lab’s statement read, as translated by Soompi. The label then added that all remaining members of ENHYPEN tested negative on self-testing kits after Jay’s diagnosis.“As such, Jay will not be able to participate in ENHYPEN’s schedule for the time being.
We will continue to provide an update on when he will resume activities,” wrote Belift Lab. “Our company will place the artists’ health as our top priority, and we will do everything we can to aid Jay in his speedy recovery.
We will also diligently cooperate with the requests and guidelines of healthcare authorities.”The news of Jay’s diagnosis and halt in scheduled activities comes on the heels of the group’s announcement today (July 21) of venue and ticketing details for the US leg of their upcoming ‘Manifesto’ world tour. ENHYPEN will be playing shows across six cities in October this year.ENHYPEN are touring in support of their recent mini-album ‘Manifesto : Day 1’, which dropped earlier this month.
In a four-star review, NME’s Tássia Assis praised the record as “a brash, self-affirming statement” which “introduces a new era for the rising powerhouse”.ENHYPEN also released the music video for B-side track ‘ParadoXXX Invasion’. It is the second song on the mini-album to get a
.The former Pink Floyd frontman is still sparking controversy.
CNN, former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters offered a defence for his labelling of US President Joe Biden as a war criminal.Waters is currently on tour across North America with his latest stage show, ‘This Is Not A Drill’, having played 15 dates in the region since early July. For the show, Waters’ stage is lined with giant screens, which at one point, display a slideshow of people that Waters has branded as “war criminals”.Biden is shown among the cohort – right after his predecessor, Donald Trump – with a label asserting to concertgoers that the current US President is “just getting started”.Speaking with CNN’s Michael Smerconish (who notes that he’s a fan of Waters’ music, but disagrees with him on some of his political viewpoints), Waters was asked why he considers Biden to be a fit for the inflammatory slideshow.“Well, he’s fuelling the fire in the Ukraine, for a start – that is a huge crime,” the artist answered, rhetorically posing to Smerconish: “Why won’t the United States of America encourage [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy, the [Ukrainian] president, to negotiate, obviating the need for this horrific, horrendous war that’s killing… We don’t know how many Russians.”Smerconish responds by telling Waters that he’s “got it reversed”, and that the artist is erroneously “blaming the party that got invaded”.
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