Grammy King Jon Batiste Sets Followup Album, ‘World Music Radio,’ With Guests Lana Del Rey and Lil Wayne

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Bruce Springsteen shows at Hyde Park, Blur‘s two nights at Wembley Stadium, The 1975‘s sold-out show in Hyde Park as well as acclaimed festival appearances by Billy Joel and Lana Del Rey.According to research conducted by the Music Venue Trust and City Hall, the gigs “supercharged” the city’s economy with an estimated £320million of ticket sales. Additional spending was attributed to hotel room bookings, eating out as well as public transport travel.“Music is the glue that binds London together.

Haim have announced a reissue of their debut album ‘Days Are Gone’ with the trio discussing their memories of the record with NME as well as talking about their headlining set at All Points East 2023.This year marks the 10th anniversary of the band’s first record. As sisters, Este, Danielle and Alana Haim told NME, the occasion calls for a celebration.“We worked our whole lives to put out our first record, So we thought, ‘It’s the 10-year anniversary! Why the fuck not’.

Lana Del Rey has revealed that she “seriously” considered quitting working in music after feeling like a failure.The ‘Summertime Sadness’ singer, who headlined BST Hyde Park in London on July 9, admitted to almost quitting, but did not follow through due to her not having any other viable career options.Speaking to the Daily Star‘s Wired column, she said: “I never forget the abyss, those moments when nothing worked, where I was seriously considering quitting. There really was a feeling of failure.”She continued: “I had no other choice than to continue because I don’t know how to do anything else.

Lana Del Rey addressed being cut off at Glastonbury during her headline performance at BST Hyde Park in London.The singer-songwriter faced some backlash last month, after her set at Glastonbury 2023 was abruptly cut short. After taking to the stage 30 minutes late at the Worthy Park site, her set ran beyond the strict festival curfew — leading to organisers cutting off her microphone and switching off the screens mid-way through.Now, during her headline performance on the final night of this year’s BST Hyde Park concert series (July 9), the ‘Video Games’ singer addressed the tumultuous set, and apologised to fans who were there.Following her rendition of ‘Candy Necklace’, which was the 15th song of her 19-song setlist, Del Rey made light of the previous show, stating: “I think this is where I got cut off last time.

Jon Batiste has announced his new album ‘World Music Radio’, which will feature a host of musical guest stars including Lana Del Rey, Lil Wayne, NewJeans and more – pre-order/pre-save here.The US musician’s new album – the follow-up to 2021’s Grammy Award-winning ‘We Are’ – is out August 18, and will also feature Kenny G, Leigh-Anne, Native Soul and more across the 20-song tracklist.First single ‘Calling Your Name’ is out now, while ‘Drink Water’ featuring Jon Bellion and Fireboy DML is set to arrive this Wednesday (July 12).Listen to ‘Calling Your Name’ below.“World Music Radio is a concept album that takes place in the interstellar regions of the universe,” Batiste shared in a statement. “The listener is led through the album by an interstellar traveling griot named Billy Bob Bo Bob, who takes you sonically all around the world at the speed of light.“I created this album with a feeling of liberation in my life and a renewed sense of exploration of my personhood, my craft and of the world around me unlike anything I had ever felt before.”He elaborated on what listeners can expect from the record, sharing: “This new album will fill your soul, open your heart and stretch your mind while expanding your vision of popular art.

One Direction star Niall Horan was seen with not one but two Celtic tops, including the controversial new home kit, while he was in Glasgow to play his set at TRNSMT.

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"Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" has one big change that has left Taylor Swift fans feeling conflicted.  "Better Than Revenge" features a new lyric, as the pop star removed a line that some say was slut-shaming.The original lyric was: "She’s better known for the things that she does on the mattress." However, in "Taylor's Version," the lyric is now: "He was a moth to the flame, she was holding the matches." Fans were not surprised by the revision, with some wishing it had not happened. "if Paramore can perform misery business in the year 2023 then taylor swift can keep the lyrics to better than revenge the same," one user wrote on Twitter. "We just have to bully her into releasing Better Than Revenge (Taylor's Version) (Slut Shaming Version) like she did with lana and snow on the beach," another wrote, referring to Swift's decision to release a track on "Midnights" again with more vocals from Lana Del Rey.

Jon Batiste has announced details of his new album, World Music Radio. The album will be released on August 18 and features an array of guest stars, including Lana Del Rey, Kenny G, Lil Wayne, Fireboy DML, and NewJeans among others.

Lana Del Rey is set to close this year’s BST Hyde Park series with a headline performance. Check out the support acts and stage times below.Currently on tour around Europe, the pop star will be returning to the UK for her first performance following her set at Glastonbury, and closing out the 2023 series of BST Hyde Park with a headline set on Sunday (July 9).Yesterday (July 4), the singer finally revealed the names of her support acts for the upcoming show, including Father John Misty and Gang Of Youths.On Sunday, the first act performing on the main stage — named the Great Oak — will be French pianist Riopy, who will begin his performance at 2:30pm.

Lana Del Rey has announced the support acts for her headline show at BST Hyde Park this weekend.The singer is due to close out the 2023 edition of the London concert series on Sunday (July 9).However, fans have recently been expressing their concerns over cancellation rumours owing to the lack of updates from BST in the run-up to the event.The uncertainty surrounding the upcoming gig was also fuelled by Del Rey being cut off mid-set at Glastonbury 2023 because of the festival’s strict midnight curfew. She arrived on the Other Stage half an hour late, telling the audience that her “hair takes so long to do”.Today (July 4) BST Hyde Park organisers have revealed the full line-up for Del Rey’s outdoor show in the capital.Father John Misty and Gang Of Youths will serve as the main support on Sunday.

Lana Del Rey has performed her song ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ live for the first time at a show in Italy. Check out footage of the moment below, as well as the full setlist.The gig took place at the La Prima Estate Festival in Lido di Camaiore, Italy yesterday (July 2), and saw the ‘Video Games’ singer break out some of her most famous tracks in front of a nearly-20,000 strong crowd.Performing a total of 21 tracks throughout the set, Del Rey kicked off the show with renditions of ‘A&W’, ‘Young And Beautiful’ and ‘Bartender’, before treating fans to the first-ever live performance of ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’. The song is the title track from her seventh studio album, which arrived in 2021.Other songs featured on the set included ‘Blue Jeans’, ‘Ultraviolence’, ‘White Mustang’ and ‘Born To Die’, before the singer closed off the set with ‘Summertime Sadness’, ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ and ‘Video Games’.Find footage of the show below, as well as the full setlist.Lana Del Rey – Chemtrails Over the Country Club (live) pic.twitter.com/Xi8TAnHWfB— b (@lostinyosemite) July 2, 2023#LanaDelRey avec « Salvatore », sur la scène du festival La Prima Estate cette nuit, à Lucques, Italie.#ldr #france pic.twitter.com/uLRONGCyOg— Lana Del Rey France (@LDRFRoff) July 3, 20231. ‘A&W’2. ‘Young and Beautiful’3. ‘Bartender’4. ‘Chemtrails Over the Country Club’ (Live debut)5. ‘The Grants’6. ‘Cherry’7. ‘Pretty When You Cry’8. ‘Ride’9. ‘Born to Die’10. ‘Blue Jeans’11. ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell’12. ‘Arcadia’13. ‘Ultraviolence’14. ‘White Mustang’15. ‘Candy Necklace’16. ‘Salvatore’17. ‘Venice Bitch’18. ‘Diet Mountain Dew’19. ‘Summertime Sadness’20. ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’21.

Lana Del Rey has announced surprise shows in Ireland and Europe, set to take place next month.Following her appearance at the Other Stage at Glastonbury on Saturday (June 23), Lana Del Rey has announced a series of surprise shows, scheduled for the next few weeks.The three new shows will see the New York singer-songwriter head to Amsterdam first, before performing in Dublin and Paris. They also work around her previously confirmed headline performance at London’s BST Hyde Park next Sunday.“I love Europe and after playing Glastonbury, have decided to play a few more shows in various countries around my Hyde Park Show in London on July 9th,” she said in a new statement.

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A missed curfew didn’t stop Lana Del Rey‘s music!

Lana Del Rey's music!On Saturday, the «Summertime Sadness» singer headlined the 2023 Glastonbury Music Festival and had her set cut short, after arriving 30 minutes late to the stage.The 38-year-old singer was scheduled to take the stage at 10:30 pm, per the festival's website but took the stage 30 minutes later. According to, Lana told the crowd that her hair was the reason for the delay. «I was so f*****g late that I am about to rush this set to death,» she told the crowd.

Lana Del Rey is learning that she can’t run over her scheduled time!

Måneskin made their Glastonbury debut yesterday (Saturday 24 June) – catching up with NME backstage to tell us about dreams of meeting Guns N’ Roses and Lana Del Rey, collaborating with Bring Me The Horizon, and thoughts for their next album.Taking to the packed-out tent of the Woodsies stage in the early evening, the former Eurovision winners turned global rock sensation gave Worthy Farm a taste of their arena spectacular as the world tour for acclaimed 2023 album ‘RUSH!‘ rolls on.In a break for the madness, we met the foursome for a quick chat and a photoshoot to take stock.Victoria De Angelis, bass: “It’s not too hard of a battle!”Thomas Raggi, guitar: “We are super excited. Of course, you can see all these historic videos of bands of the past, so we are excited for tonight.”V: “You can really feel the energy. The festival is really raw, free and wild, and people are really in a good mood so I think it’s going to be quite different from other festivals.”T: “We wish! I met him when we played in Rock In Rio.