Blur have shared ‘St. Charles Square’, the latest single to be taken from their upcoming album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’.
10.06.2023 - 12:51 / nme.com
Eurovision 2023 entry Alessandra has shared a brand new single – listen to raucous cut ‘Pretty Devil’ below.The singer’s new track follows her Eurovision single ‘Queen Of Kings’ and comes after she announced a new UK and Ireland tour.Speaking of ‘Pretty Devil’, she said: “The song is about me singing to a girl that knows that she’s gorgeous, but at the same time carries a lot of insecurities with her. The goal of the song is for her to see herself the same way I see her.
I love when she is herself and proud of it. Just ‘be the pretty devil you are’.”Listen to ‘Pretty Devil’ below.Speaking to NME ahead of Eurovision, Alessandra spoke of her musical journey and what to expect from her in the future.“It’s never been a path that I knew that I was going to do,” she said of appearing on Eurovision.
“I’ve never been a dying fan. I’ve watched it – I think it’s amazing and I love Eurovision – but it’s never been like, ‘Oh, today there’s Eurovision so we have to go watch’.“But still, there’s always been a feeling inside of me when I watched it… like, unconsciously my body always knew that I was gonna do this.”Of her future plans, she added: “Now I’m writing so many songs.
Blur have shared ‘St. Charles Square’, the latest single to be taken from their upcoming album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’.
Naman Ramachandran Signature Entertainment has snapped up U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand distribution rights to Charlie Day’s (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) directorial debut, “Fool’s Paradise,” from Sierra/Affinity. Day also leads the cast that includes Ken Jeong (“The Hangover”), Kate Beckinsale (“Underworld”), Adrien Brody (“The Pianist”), Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”), Jason Bateman (“Ozark”), Ray Liotta (“Dangerous Waters”) and John Malkovich (“Being John Malkovich”). The comedy, written by Day, follows a down-on-his-luck publicist (Jeong), who gets his lucky break when he discovers a man (Day) recently released from a mental health ward looks just like a famous actor who refuses to leave his trailer.
Andrew Cushin has shared a music video for his single ‘It’s Coming Round Again’ — filmed during his tour with Louis Tomlinson. Check it out below.The track was the latest single to be taken from his hotly anticipated debut album, ‘Waiting For The Rain’, which is set to arrive on September 29.
James Blake has announced his new album ‘Playing Robots Into Heaven’ and shared its lead single ‘Big Hammer’.‘Playing Robots In Heaven’ is set for release on September 8 via Polydor/ Republic. The album will see Blake return to his electronic roots seen within his earlier works, such as 2013’s ‘Overgrown’ and 2010’s ‘Klavierwerke’.Blake also released its first single ‘Big Hammer’ from the LP.
Netta is back, and it’s “Everything”!
Lewis Capaldi is being 'supported' by his loved-ones including his girlfriend Ellie MacDowall during his career break.
“All The President’s Men” and “All My Children” actor Nicolas Coster died on Monday at a Florida hospital.He was 89.His daughter Dinneen Coster shared the tragic news on Facebook, penning: “There is great sadness in my heart this evening, my father actor Nicolas Coster has passed on in Florida at 9:01 pm in the hospital.”“Please be inspired by his artistic achievements and know he was a real actor’s actor,” she went on. “I will always be inspired by him and know how lucky I am to have such a great father,” she wrote.The British-American screen star’s cause of death has yet to be released.Coster was born in London to a British mother and a father from New Zealand.
Carly Rae Jepsen has shared her vivacious first single of 2023 titled ‘Shy Boy’. Listen to the track below.‘Shy Boy’ is a dancefloor anthem that features a funky tune, synth melodies and Jepsen’s signature soft and playful voice.
Hozier has confirmed that he’ll perform a set at Glastonbury Festival today (June 23), as he releases his new single ‘Unknown / Nth’.The Irish soloist wrote in a Tweet that he is “thrilled” to be playing the festival’s Woodsies stage (FKA John Peel Stage) tonight at 7.30pm BST.With the news comes the release of ‘Unknown / Nth’, a glacial new song that features on the singer-songwriter’s forthcoming album ‘Unreal Unearth’.Speaking about the track, Hozier said: “The title comes from the expression of an unknown but large number, i.e. ‘Nth’.
Public Image Ltd have shared their latest single ‘Car Chase’ from their forthcoming album ‘End Of The World’. Listen to it below.Frontman and former Sex Pistol, John Lydon, shared that the song is “Typical PiL, unpredictable to the last.
Richard D. James is back.
Slowdive are back with a new single, and an upcoming album.Today (June 20), the band have released a new single, ‘Kisses’. The track – which was first announced last week – is taken off their upcoming album, ‘Everything Is Alive’.
Kasabian are back with a brand new track, ‘Algorithms’.Released today (June 16), ‘Algorithms’ isn’t a love letter to the AI boom sweeping the industry. Instead, it addresses AI’s emergence, highlighting the downside of over-reliance on machines.“Algorithms taking control / The robots taking control believing they have a soul / They’ll never feel love like this,” frontman Serge Pizzorno croons over the track’s chorus.Listen to Kasabian’s ‘Algorithms’ below.Pizzorno doubles down on this, explaining via a press release: “‘Algorithms’ is a song that explores the idea that robots can’t experience emotion and being in the moment, whereas humans can, and that is the beauty that separates us… for now.”The band have also released a gripping lyric video for ‘Algorithms’, for which they collaborated with digital design studio Uncanny.
The Hives have released an explosive new single, ‘Countdown To Shutdown’ and its accompanying music video – watch it below.Released on June 13, ‘Countdown To Shutdown’ marks the second single to be released from the band’s upcoming album, ‘The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’. ‘Countdown To Shutdown’ is described as “a versatile banger for all your summer rock needs.
Troye Sivan has teases his first album in 5 years with a forthcoming new single, Rush.
Rylan Clark and Rob Rinder have been signed up to present a new BBC travelogue - right after Rylan quit Strictly: It Takes Two, The Sun has revealed. The Celebrity Big Brother winner, 34, was quick to fill in his busy agenda - two months as he left the BBC's spin-off after hosting it for four years.
Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Although it was rumored and teased for weeks before it was officially confirmed, it’s really not a surprise to see Madonna collaborating with Sam Smith: “Unholy,” the British singer’s hit with Kim Petras, was not only the most provocative song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP,” it was exactly the kind of song that Madonna has released more than once in her career: intentionally controversial and boundary-pushing, both musically and thematically (“Unholy” is essentially about a family man having unsafe sex). Thus, she was a perfect person to introduce Smith and Petras before they performed the song at the Grammys: “Are you ready for some controversy?” she began, before continuing, “If they call you shocking, scandalous, troublesome, problematic, provocative or dangerous, you are definitely onto something.”
Outlanderstar Caitríona Balfe has shared some very exciting news about the upcoming eighth and final season of the historical drama. Speaking at the 2023 Austin Television Festival over the weekend, the actress revealed that she will be stepping behind the camera to direct an episode of the new season. On how she feels about taking on the new role, she said: "Very excited…very terrified!"In prep, I've been doing a little bit of second unit stuff already.
Coronation Street star Hayley Tamaddon is set to tread the boards once more as she joins the cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie as it embarks on a UK tour. The actress, who played Andrea Beckett on the ITV soap, will be taking on the role of Miss Hedge, the teacher of lead character Jamie New, a role that she previously played in the West End.
Central Cee and Dave have linked up on a brand new collaborative single – watch the video for ‘Sprinter’ below.The new track is the pair’s first ever collaboration, and marks Dave’s first release of 2023.On the bright, sunny new track, Dave raps: “Pistol came on a Irish ferry / Let go and it sound like a tap dance / The way that I ball, no yellow / The ref have to give me a black card.”The song comes complete with an official video shot in London and Monaco, featuring Nigerian artist Slawn.Check out the video for ‘Sprinter’ below.Last year, Dave headlined Reading & Leeds, becoming the youngest solo headliner in the festivals’ history.During his Reading set, the Streatham rapper was joined by special guests Stormzy and AJ Tracey for a hit-packed show. Reviewing the set, NME said it saw “a star at the pinnacle of the career.“With such gratitude, Dave smiles big showing us his sliver-capped teeth, as he thanks us for coming to his history-making set.