Kasabian share riotous new single ‘Darkest Lullaby’ with ’70s gangster movie-inspired video

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Will Smith debuted his new single “You Can Make It” at the 2024 BET Awards, just two days after releasing the track that features Fridayy and Sunday Service Choir.

NME caught up with Kasabian‘s Serge Pizzorno just before their secret set at Glastonbury 2024, and then headed into the pit. Watch our video interview with the frontman above and check out what went down below.Having long been bookies’ favourites to take the secret ‘TBA’ early evening slot on the Woodsies stage today (Saturday, June 29), the band confirmed their appearance a few hours before their performance – leading to huge crowds and the area being shut down and fans turned away.“It was killing me, that,” Pizzorno told NME of keeping the secret. “Everyone was asking me, but we’ve been doing the dance.

Kasabian have just delivered an explosive surprise performance at Glastonbury 2024, with a setlist that included their biggest hits, a taste of their forthcoming new era and homages to dance music.After taking to the Woodsies stage at 6pm today (Saturday, June 29), the band were met with an energetic and hearty response from the crowd, opening with ‘Club Foot’ from their 2004 self-titled debut album. This was their fifth time at Worthy Farm, but the first since the departure of frontman Tom Meighan in 2020.For Sergio Pizzorno, it seemed to be a momentous occasion.

Bicep have shared their latest single from the ongoing CHROMA project, ‘CHROMA 004 ROLA’.The Belfast electronic duo, made up of Andy Ferguson and Matt McBriar, launched their new CHROMA project earlier this year. It’s set to combine a series of curated events, a record label, an ever-evolving Bicep AV/DJ show – all with a unique new visual identity created alongside David Rudnick.The most recent offering is tinged with a distinct UK flavour, written with pulsating dancefloors in mind.

Emily Atack's mum has shared an adorable new photograph of the actress' baby son Barney. Emily welcomed her first child with boyfriend Alistair earlier this month. Emily's mum Kate Robbins, 65, who has appeared in shows such as EastEnders and After Life, has been doting on her new grandson and shared snaps of the tot on social media.

Kim Gordon has dropped a discordant new single, ‘ECRP’, to coincide with a run of dates starting tonight (June 25).Following on from her trap-inspired album ‘The Collective’ earlier this year, Gordon’s new one-off single is a noisy, experimental affair that speaks of “rumours of free speech” and “ashes on the nightstand”.The video, meanwhile, was directed by Gordon’s daughter Coco Gordon Moore and features various shots of New York street scenes.Check out ‘ECRP’ below.Gordon plays London’s Koko tonight, kicking off a European tour, and will head to Birmingham for a gig at the O2 Institute2. The tour also includes various festival appearances at the likes of Glastonbury, Open’er and Roskilde.In a four-star review of ‘The Collective’, NME wrote: “Here the 70-year-old balances her less than commercial sensibilities with crunchily on-trend production and relatable lyrics about rotten capitalism and fragile masculinity – if these sound like themes she explored during Sonic Youth’s ‘90s heyday, it only goes to show how little has changed.”“It’s notable, though, how contemporary her distorted art-punk sounds, given the ongoing grunge resurgence and the fact that Olivia Rodrigo’s taking The Breeders on tour this year.

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Yungblud has released his new single ‘Breakdown’ in support of mental health charities – listen to the track below.The musician opens up about his own mental health struggles in the song, and he has committed to donate £1 (up to £25,000) to the charities Mind and Sound Mind Live for every use of the song’s CapCut template.A video for the song will premiere here at 7pm today (June 21), starring Dame Harriet Walter (Succession, Ted Lasso), but you can listen to the song in full now here:Yungblud shared a teaser of the track earlier this month, and discussed the inspiration of the song, which he said he wrote “because it’s been the hardest year for my mental health”.“In my life I’ve always never felt good enough, it’s just the thing that’s eaten me up,” he added. “For as long as I can remember i have felt constantly afraid of how quickly my head can turn dark.”“It’s always been so hard to fight the darkness that i inevitably have. A lot of people will say it’s a phase and it will go away.

Vito Coppola and Ellie Leach have been left speechless as they were given some joint news months on from winning Strictly Come Dancing. As fans of the pair know, the professional dancer and the actress lifted the coveted Glitterball trophy back in December.

Katy Perry was in tears when she said “goodbye” to American Idol last month, but today she teased the first single of her post-Idol music career with a celebratory announcement.

Stone have returned with their new single ‘Queen’, the latest teaser of their upcoming debut album, and have announced a UK and European tour – read on for all the details.The Liverpool quartet are preparing to release their debut album ‘Fear Life For A Lifetime’ on July 12. You can pre-order/pre-save it now.And now they have shared their new single ‘Queen’, an anthemic and infectious indie rocker, with the ear-catching opening line, “I could drown in a bath of expensive wine”.

86TVs have returned with their latest single ‘Someone Else’s Dream’ and have announced details of their biggest UK and European tour to date – read on for all the details.‘Someone Else’s Dream’ pulses with garage rock tension, the band – comprised of The Maccabees alumni Hugo and Felix White, their brother Will White, and drummer Jamie Morrison (Noisettes and Stereophonics) – making use of four-way harmony vocals to counter the aggression.Watch the visualiser for ‘Someone Else’s Dream’ below.The song will be included on the band’s upcoming self-title debut album, details of which were announced last month. The record will be released on August 2 and you can pre-order/pre-save it here.The album’s announcement was accompanied by the release of the single ‘Tambourine’, one of the first tracks they ever wrote together.The band will also play a string of 13 UK and European dates, including a headline show at London’s Electric Brixton.

Rina Sawayama has announced a new single ‘I’m Free’, a collaboration with Paris Hilton, set to be released next month.News of the song was revealed in a post on Hilton’s Instagram account, which showed a video depicting a text conversation between the two singers. The post is captioned: “’I’m Free’, out June 21st.”The first text in the video is from Hilton, with an audio recording titled ‘Free’ and a message saying, “Hey sis! Been working on something…”“Paris!! Obsessed,” is the reply from Sawayama.

Nilüfer Yanya has announced her new album ‘My Method Actor’ and shared the new single ‘Method Actor’ – check out the song’s video below.The album will be released on September 13 via Ninja Tune, the London musician’s third studio record. It has been produced by Wilma Archer, known for his work with Sudan Archives, MF Doom and Celeste.The new single sees Yanya exploring themes of memory and self-identity, and it comes with a visualiser that was filmed in an old hotel in Benidorm, Spain.

NME below.Released today (June 13), the track is the latest to arrive ahead of Liv’s upcoming debut solo album, ‘Easy Tiger’. It follows on from previous singles ‘Neck On The Line’, ‘Keep Your Head Up High’, ‘The Sun And The Rain’ and ‘Sweet Dreams’.It marks one of the more jubilant and upbeat songs on the forthcoming LP, and sees the singer-songwriter explore the feeling of being head-over-heels in love with someone, while simultaneously being worried about the thought of them leaving.“I want you only, just save me from lonely/ ‘cause I felt this right from the start/ Do what you must and I put all my trust in that you won’t go breaking my heart,” she sings in the opening lines.Initially written on the piano, the finished result sees Kitty Liv bring in inspiration from funk and hip-hop, as the song incorporates a full drum groove and a choppy guitar rhythm.

Toro y Moi has announced a new album, ‘Hole Erth’ – find out more below.Last night (June 12), the musician – also known as Chaz Bear – took to social media to announce the album, which is due for release on September 6 via Dead Oceans. Chaz also shared a new single, ‘Tuesday’, to accompany the album announcement.Watch the rock-tinged music video for ‘Tuesday’ below.Per the Dead Oceans website, ‘Hole Erth’ “synthesizes anthemic pop-punk and autotuned, melancholic rap into a body of work that is both very much of the now, but also a reflection of long-running threads in Toro y Moi mastermind Chaz Bear’s musical history.”Toro y Moi said of the upcoming album via a statement: “I hope you enjoy this suburban anthem, growing up, the often-controversial-line between mainstream and underground artists was so defined but now that line has become so blurred I can’t even tell what I like anymore… sometimes.”A post shared by Toro y Moi (@toroymoi)The album is available for pre-save on Apple Music, which has revealed the tracklist.

Omar Apollo has shared new single ‘Less Of You’ – taking from from his upcoming second album ‘God Said No’.‘Less Of You’ sees the Indiana-born singer taking a new musical direction, and it’s inspired by his experiences of nightlife in London while he was recording ‘God Said No’. It follows the singles ‘Spite’ and ‘Dispose Of Me’.‘God Said No’ was produced by Teo Halm and features Mustafa and Pedro Pascal. The title is Apollo’s interpretation of the phrase ‘Lo que sera, sera’, translating to ‘Whatever will be, will be’ or ‘Is it what it is’.Released on June 28 , the album looks back on a relationship, and Apollo borrowed the title from a comment his friend made while processing the relationship: “I gave it my everything, and God said no.”It was born from the time just after Apollo released his debut album ‘Ivory’, embarked on a headline tour, and supported both SZA and Billie Eilish.

Yungblud has shared a teaser of his Britpop-inspired new single ‘Breakdown’, which he says reflects the “hardest year for his mental health” – listen to the clip below.The single will be released in full on June 21, and ahead of that date he has shared a preview clip of the song on his Instagram account.Over strains of ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’-like strings and a skittering rhythm, the first snippet of ‘Breakdown’ finds Yungblud singing: “Don’t forget to put your feet in the grass / Tell your mum that you love her, say you cleaned up your act / Give money to the homeless man, help him buy a bar / When you’re buying your morning coffee, ask them how they are”.The video clip shows the musician sitting on the back of what appears to be a pickup truck, with the world whizzing past behind his head. “Fuck the depression, it’s all in your head,” he sings, before arriving at the chorus of “Breakdown, think I’m gonna breakdown / Think I’m gonna fade out / Think I’m gonna breakdown”.A post shared by YUNGBLUD (@yungblud)Yungblud’s Instagram post also included a lengthy comment in which he discusses the inspiration for the song.“I wrote this poem because it’s been the hardest year for my mental health,” he wrote.

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton has treated fans to a sneak peek of her brand new home.The 40-year-old presenter recently revealed that she had uprooted from her marital home in the aftermath of parting ways with her rugby star ex Richie Myler. She left behind the £1.1 million house she shared with the England and Leeds Rhino player in an exclusive gated community.

Coldplay have shared a teaser of a new single, which appears to be titled ‘First Time’ – check out the clip below.The 20-second snippet was posted to the band’s Instagram account earlier today (June 7), with the simple caption reading: “first time”. It would be the band’s first new material since 2021’s ‘Music Of The Spheres’.