The star of Netflix hit drama Top Boy, which is now airing its fifth and final series, says he would have preferred the show to have been written by a black writer, rather than a white industry veteran.
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RIIZE is coming!
The SM Entertainment K-pop boy band, who is set to make their official debut with “Get a Guitar” in September, just released a pre-debut song “Memories,” the official B-side to their upcoming single.
“Memories” is described as an anthemic hip-hop hybrid track with a drum and bass-infused chorus, propelled by the group’s soaring vocals. The boys sing about chasing their dreams and creating memories together.
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RIIZE broke the record for fastest K-Pop group to hit 1 million followers on Instagram, four days after launching on the platform.
“East to the south, to the north, to the west side…we RIIZE!” they declare.
In addition to the song, the group just made their first-ever showcase at KCON LA 2023 over the weekend.
Get to meet all the members of the seven-member group!
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Read “Memories” by RIIZE on Genius Read “RIIZE – Memories (English Translation)” by Genius English Translations on GeniusThe star of Netflix hit drama Top Boy, which is now airing its fifth and final series, says he would have preferred the show to have been written by a black writer, rather than a white industry veteran.
Ann Lee became a voice of Eurodance with her hits ‘2 Times’ and ‘Voices’ in the 90s and continues to tour the world from her base in Italy. The singer, now 55, released her most famous tracks in 1999 and is also credited with contributing to the composition of the dance banger ‘The Rhythm Of The Night’.
Fall Out Boy and Jimmy Eat World have announced plans for a joint US tour in 2024.The former shared a teaser video in which they contemplate who they should take with them on the second leg of their ‘So Much For (Tour) Dust’ tour before they eventually settle on Jimmy Eat World. You can watch the teaser below.The ‘So Much For (2our) Dust’ tour will kick off on February 28 in Portland, with further stops planned in Seattle, Austin, Orlando, Baltimore, New York, Nashville, Milwaukee, and more, before wrapping up on April 6 in Minneapolis.
Top Boy comes to an end with its fifth season in September.Created and written by Ronan Bennett, the crime drama follows drug dealers Dushane (Ashley Walters) and Sully (Kane ‘Kano‘ Robinson) on the fictional Summerhouse estate in Hackney, London.The show originally began on Channel 4 in 2011, where it spanned two seasons before it was dropped in 2013. Top Boy was subsequently revived by Netflix, with help from Drake, in 2019, with the final season being the third produced by the streaming service.New additions for the final season include Barry Keoghan and Brian Gleeson.
turned 80 in July — and with Keith Richards right behind him, hitting that milestone on Dec. 18 — the legendary British rockers haven’t lost any of their old bite on their new single “Angry.”Packing their trademark bad-boy attack, the track previews ‘Hackney Diamonds” — the Stones’ first studio album of new material since 2005’s “A Bigger Bang” — which will be released on Oct.
Jaden Thompson Studio Ghibli has pulled back the curtain on Hayao Miyazaki’s animated fantasy epic “The Boy and the Heron,” the director’s first feature since his 2013 drama “The Wind Rises.” The movie will get a U.S. theatrical release on Dec. 8.
Sleep Token have called out people lying about being a member of the band.The members took to their Instagram Stories to warn fans about those pretending to be in the line-up, particularly with some impersonating the members as a means of exploiting others in their community.Despite the British alt-metal group forming back in 2016, it was only earlier this year that they went on to take the rock and metal scene by storm when they released their hit third album ‘Take Me Back To Eden’. The momentum also gathered in January, when they released the single ‘The Summoning’, which soon went viral.Now, the band have not only managed to keep their identity a secret but also announced some of their biggest live shows to date – including a slot at London’s Wembley Arena which sold out in just 10 minutes.
S Club's Rachel Stevens has shared the band's emotional tribute to late bandmate Paul Cattermole after he died suddenly in April, aged just 46. Paul was due to join the iconic pop band for their reunion tour of the UK before he passed away from 'natural causes', but the rest of the band - bar Hannah Spearritt - are still going ahead with the 15 date tour. Mum of two, Rachel Stevens, 45, has opened up ahead of the tour that kicks off in Manchester next month, as she shared the change to the tour name that honours Paul.
New details are emerging about a lawsuit against Coldplay after they were sued by their former manager.
YouTube’s Director of Black Music & Culture and the founder of Spotify’s Rap Caviar playlist, has spoken to NME about hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, YouTube’s new FIFTY DEEP programme and why Soulja Boy deserves his props as an innovator of “youth culture.”The Congolese-American’s career has been heavily intertwined with the genre. Earlier in his life, he helped programme hip-hop music on BET – where shows like Rap City earned the network huge ratings, VJed on MTV in the early ‘00s, and even worked with rap mogul Diddy for three years at Bad Boy Records.One of his biggest feats, however, is creating the popular Rap Caviar playlist for Spotify: now the most-followed rap playlist on the streaming platform and meant to represent the creme de la creme of all things hip-hop.“I didn’t pitch it necessarily,” Basa said, explaining how Rap Caviar came about.
Ray Hildebrand, the singer-songwriter whose duet “Hey Paula” with his friend Jill Jackson under the names Paul and Paula became a million-selling #1 hit in 1963, died August 18 of dementia at his home in Overland Park, Kansas. He was 82.
Eurovision star Netta has announced her debut album and shared a new single ‘Wonderful & Great’. Check it out below.The new track marks the Israeli singer’s second English single.
The Killers have given their latest single ‘Your Side Of Town’ its live debut at Reading 2023 – watch footage of the performance below.During their headlining set at the festival yesterday (September 26), Brandon Flowers and co. performed ‘Your Sound Of Town’ live for the first time ever.
We know her best for starring in the smash hit historical drama series Outlander, but Scottish sensation Joanne Thomson is so much more than just one role, with the talented actress already having had a wealth of accolades under her belt - including a role in the BAFTA award winning movie The Suffragettes, along with the BBC series The Victim. Whether it’s writing pilots and co-founding the first online BAFTA New Talent Writer's Group, through to flexing her cinematic skills both in front of and behind the camera, it’s safe to say that Joanne is a woman of many talents.
Holly Willoughby's acting skills will be put under the spotlight this weekend, as the presenter makes her TV drama debut.
Burna Boy has enlisted Dave on his latest single, ‘Cheat On Me’ – taken from his upcoming seventh album ‘I Told Them’ – and announced details of an intimate London show.The ‘African Giant’ has teamed up with the Streatham rapper before on the latter’s smash hit ‘Location’ from his 2019 Mercury Prize-winning debut ‘PSYCHODRAMA’. The track currently has over 456 million plays on Spotify and is one of Dave’s most popular tracks.
Netflix’s is getting in on Oppenheimer fever by ordering a doc about Albert Einstein’s complex relationship with Hitler, Germany and the devastating aftermath of the atomic bomb in Japan.
Shinjiro Atae is speaking up about coming out.
Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry has announced her debut solo single, ‘Are You Awake?’.Taking to social media last night (August 14), the Scottish singer-songwriter confirmed that the track will arrive on September 1. Fans who pre-add or pre-save the upcoming song can unlock a 33-second preview snippet.“Please give me a sign/ Give me a Hollywood line,” Mayberry sings over a delicate piano-led instrumental in the clip.
Good Morning Britain viewers were stunned to see former boyband heartthrob Duncan James in one of the famed presenting chairs on Monday (14 August) morning. The former Blue star has stepped in for Richard Arnold as entertainment host this week, receiving a warm welcome to the “GMB family”. Veteran host Richard Madeley introduced the singer while co-host Kate Garraway quipped: “All rise”, as the band’s smash hit 2001 track blasted out and Duncan made his entrance.